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Where Were the Planets on December 22, 1916?

Quick Answer

On December 22, 1916, the Sun was in Capricorn (0°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 22, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°10' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 5°24' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 22, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°20'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Jan 20, 1917 into Aquarius
Moon	28°14'23" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 20, 1916	Dec 22, 1916 into Sagittarius
Mercury	15°49'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1916	Jan 1, 1917 into Aquarius
Venus	0°12'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Jan 15, 1917 into Capricorn
Mars	15°56'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1916	Jan 9, 1917 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°25'40" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	29°10'03" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	17°06'47" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°21'31" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°26'22" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°52'08" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 22, 1916

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 22, 03:58 UTC	The Sun enters Capricorn	December Solstice
Dec 22, 07:49 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 22, 14:57 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Dec 22, 15:39 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction

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