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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1912?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1912, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°33' Pisces at midnight UTC to 26°28' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°11'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1912	Dec 22, 1912 into Capricorn
Moon	20°30'31" Pisces	Direct	Dec 14, 1912	Dec 17, 1912 into Aries
Mercury	8°50'34" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 4, 1912	Jan 10, 1913 into Capricorn
Venus	4°17'18" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1912	Jan 7, 1913 into Pisces
Mars	11°36'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1912	Jan 10, 1913 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°02'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	28°48'19" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1912	Mar 26, 1913 into Gemini
Uranus	1°21'13" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	25°25'17" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	29°08'14" Gemini	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1912	Jul 9, 1913 into Cancer
North Node	8°33'08" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 16, 1912

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 20:06 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	24°32' Pisces

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