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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1913?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1913, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (83% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1913. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°49' Leo at midnight UTC to 20°41' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1913
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°58'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1913	Dec 22, 1913 into Capricorn
Moon	13°44'52" Leo	Direct	Dec 16, 1913	Dec 18, 1913 into Virgo
Mercury	5°04'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1913	Jan 3, 1914 into Capricorn
Venus	11°28'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1913	Jan 1, 1914 into Capricorn
Mars	21°35'58" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 15, 1913	May 1, 1914 into Leo
Jupiter	21°52'14" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1913	Jan 21, 1914 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°50'57" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 26, 1913	Aug 24, 1914 into Cancer
Uranus	5°16'46" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	27°40'27" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	0°12'51" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 9, 1913	Dec 28, 1913 into Gemini
North Node	19°10'16" Pisces	Direct	May 27, 1913	Dec 14, 1914 into Aquarius

Sky Events on December 17, 1913

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 15:48 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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