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Where Were the Planets on December 26, 1916?

Quick Answer

On December 26, 1916, the Sun was in Capricorn (4°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 26, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°56' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°56' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 26, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°25'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Jan 20, 1917 into Aquarius
Moon	27°27'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 1916	Dec 26, 1916 into Aquarius
Mercury	21°46'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1916	Jan 1, 1917 into Aquarius
Venus	5°10'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Jan 15, 1917 into Capricorn
Mars	19°02'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1916	Jan 9, 1917 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°28'38" Aries	Direct	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	28°53'34" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	17°17'35" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°16'02" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°21'31" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°39'26" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 26, 1916

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 26, 16:04 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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