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Where Were the Planets on December 30, 1916?

Quick Answer

On December 30, 1916, the Sun was in Capricorn (8°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (39% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 30, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°42' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°37' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 30, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°29'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Jan 20, 1917 into Aquarius
Moon	25°42'46" Pisces	Direct	Dec 28, 1916	Dec 30, 1916 into Aries
Mercury	27°17'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1916	Jan 1, 1917 into Aquarius
Venus	10°08'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Jan 15, 1917 into Capricorn
Mars	22°09'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1916	Jan 9, 1917 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°34'55" Aries	Direct	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	28°36'06" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	17°28'53" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°10'13" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°16'40" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°26'43" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 30, 1916

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 30, 19:25 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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