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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1917?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1917, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°36' Leo at midnight UTC to 20°46' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°15'50" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1917	Jan 20, 1918 into Aquarius
Moon	14°43'16" Leo	Direct	Dec 30, 1917	Jan 1, 1918 into Virgo
Mercury	15°55'24" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1917	Feb 10, 1918 into Aquarius
Venus	21°37'22" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1917	Apr 5, 1918 into Pisces
Mars	26°54'02" Virgo	Direct	Nov 2, 1917	Jan 11, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	2°36'39" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	13°25'38" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	21°20'24" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	6°25'29" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°23'32" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°03'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on December 31, 1917

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 00:25 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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