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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1912?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1912, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (56% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°29' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°36' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°13'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1912	Dec 22, 1912 into Capricorn
Moon	2°31'18" Aries	Direct	Dec 17, 1912	Dec 19, 1912 into Taurus
Mercury	8°31'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 4, 1912	Jan 10, 1913 into Capricorn
Venus	5°29'15" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1912	Jan 7, 1913 into Pisces
Mars	12°20'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 30, 1912	Jan 10, 1913 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°16'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	28°44'11" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1912	Mar 26, 1913 into Gemini
Uranus	1°24'12" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	25°23'53" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	29°07'02" Gemini	Retrograde	Oct 20, 1912	Jul 9, 1913 into Cancer
North Node	8°29'57" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 17, 1912

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 06:59 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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