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Where Were the Planets on December 2, 1916?

Quick Answer

On December 2, 1916, the Sun was in Sagittarius (10°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 2, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°28' Pisces at midnight UTC to 22°16' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 2, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°00'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1916	Dec 22, 1916 into Capricorn
Moon	15°24'17" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1916	Dec 3, 1916 into Aries
Mercury	14°40'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1916	Dec 12, 1916 into Capricorn
Venus	5°33'00" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1916	Dec 22, 1916 into Sagittarius
Mars	0°35'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1916	Jan 9, 1917 into Aquarius
Jupiter	26°00'42" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	0°13'15" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1916	Dec 7, 1916 into Cancer
Uranus	16°21'43" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°43'19" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°49'40" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°55'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 2, 1916

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 2, 01:55 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	9°35' Pisces

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