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Where Were the Planets on December 24, 1916?

Quick Answer

On December 24, 1916, the Sun was in Capricorn (2°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 24, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°01' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 4°54' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 24, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°22'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Jan 20, 1917 into Aquarius
Moon	27°26'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Dec 24, 1916 into Capricorn
Mercury	18°50'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1916	Jan 1, 1917 into Aquarius
Venus	2°41'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Jan 15, 1917 into Capricorn
Mars	17°29'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1916	Jan 9, 1917 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°26'44" Aries	Direct	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	29°01'56" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	17°12'07" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°18'49" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°23'56" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°45'47" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 24, 1916

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 24, 16:06 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 24, 20:45 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Capricorn	2°45' Capricorn

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