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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1916?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1916, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°37' Aries at midnight UTC to 16°11' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°30'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Jan 20, 1917 into Aquarius
Moon	9°27'26" Aries	Direct	Dec 30, 1916	Jan 2, 1917 into Taurus
Mercury	28°33'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1916	Jan 1, 1917 into Aquarius
Venus	11°23'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Jan 15, 1917 into Capricorn
Mars	22°56'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1916	Jan 9, 1917 into Aquarius
Jupiter	25°37'00" Aries	Direct	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	28°31'36" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	17°31'47" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°08'44" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°15'28" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°23'32" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 31, 1916

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 11:29 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Dec 31, 12:07 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	9°31' Aries

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