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Where Were the Planets on December 28, 1917?

Quick Answer

On December 28, 1917, the Sun was in Capricorn (6°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 28, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°49' Cancer at midnight UTC to 13°38' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 28, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°12'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1917	Jan 20, 1918 into Aquarius
Moon	7°15'52" Cancer	Direct	Dec 27, 1917	Dec 30, 1917 into Leo
Mercury	18°39'23" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1917	Feb 10, 1918 into Aquarius
Venus	19°38'48" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1917	Apr 5, 1918 into Pisces
Mars	25°54'06" Virgo	Direct	Nov 2, 1917	Jan 11, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	2°52'43" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	13°36'03" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	21°12'12" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	6°29'46" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°27'11" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°13'23" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 28, 1917

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 28, 09:46 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Cancer	6°04' Cancer

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