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Where Were the Planets on December 26, 1917?

Quick Answer

On December 26, 1917, the Sun was in Capricorn (4°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 26, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°27' Gemini at midnight UTC to 17°44' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 26, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°10'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1917	Jan 20, 1918 into Aquarius
Moon	11°07'54" Gemini	Direct	Dec 25, 1917	Dec 27, 1917 into Cancer
Mercury	19°32'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1917	Feb 10, 1918 into Aquarius
Venus	18°13'50" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1917	Apr 5, 1918 into Pisces
Mars	25°12'19" Virgo	Direct	Nov 2, 1917	Jan 11, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	3°04'14" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	13°42'34" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	21°06'54" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	6°32'32" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°29'37" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°19'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 26, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 26, 19:28 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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