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Where Were the Planets on December 9, 1916?

Quick Answer

On December 9, 1916, the Sun was in Sagittarius (17°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 9, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°35' Gemini at midnight UTC to 22°53' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 9, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°06'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1916	Dec 22, 1916 into Capricorn
Moon	16°46'17" Gemini	Direct	Dec 8, 1916	Dec 10, 1916 into Cancer
Mercury	25°37'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1916	Dec 12, 1916 into Capricorn
Venus	14°08'57" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1916	Dec 22, 1916 into Sagittarius
Mars	5°55'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1916	Jan 9, 1917 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°39'10" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	29°55'13" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	16°35'40" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°36'53" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°41'48" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°33'26" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 9, 1916

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 9, 12:29 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Dec 9, 12:44 UTC	Full Moon in Gemini	17°08' Gemini

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