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Where Were the Planets on December 7, 1916?

Quick Answer

On December 7, 1916, the Sun was in Sagittarius (15°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 7, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°20' Taurus at midnight UTC to 28°03' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 7, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°04'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1916	Dec 22, 1916 into Capricorn
Moon	21°44'02" Taurus	Direct	Dec 5, 1916	Dec 8, 1916 into Gemini
Mercury	22°29'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1916	Dec 12, 1916 into Capricorn
Venus	11°41'17" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1916	Dec 22, 1916 into Sagittarius
Mars	4°24'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1916	Jan 9, 1917 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°44'19" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	0°00'51" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1916	Dec 7, 1916 into Cancer
Uranus	16°31'28" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°38'51" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°44'05" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°39'48" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 7, 1916

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 7, 19:26 UTC	Saturn re-enters Cancer (retrograde)	Leaves Leo

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