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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1913?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1913, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1913. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°02' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°48' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1913
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°57'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1913	Dec 22, 1913 into Capricorn
Moon	29°54'50" Cancer	Direct	Dec 14, 1913	Dec 16, 1913 into Leo
Mercury	3°47'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1913	Jan 3, 1914 into Capricorn
Venus	10°13'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1913	Jan 1, 1914 into Capricorn
Mars	21°52'31" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 15, 1913	May 1, 1914 into Leo
Jupiter	21°38'57" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1913	Jan 21, 1914 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°55'46" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 26, 1913	Aug 24, 1914 into Cancer
Uranus	5°13'55" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	27°41'48" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	0°14'02" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 9, 1913	Dec 28, 1913 into Gemini
North Node	19°13'27" Pisces	Direct	May 27, 1913	Dec 14, 1914 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 16, 1913

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 12:09 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Dec 16, 22:59 UTC	Mars opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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