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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1915?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1915, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (79% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1915. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°12' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°26' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1915
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°27'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1915	Dec 22, 1915 into Capricorn
Moon	28°21'02" Aries	Direct	Dec 14, 1915	Dec 16, 1915 into Taurus
Mercury	23°43'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 1, 1915	Dec 20, 1915 into Capricorn
Venus	17°07'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1915	Dec 26, 1915 into Aquarius
Mars	28°23'35" Leo	Direct	Oct 7, 1915	May 28, 1916 into Virgo
Jupiter	20°17'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1915	Feb 12, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	14°33'38" Cancer	Retrograde	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	12°57'53" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°14'17" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 19, 1915	Mar 19, 1916 into Cancer
Pluto	2°27'16" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°34'04" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on December 16, 1915

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 00:37 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Dec 16, 15:14 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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