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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1918?

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On December 16, 1918, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°53' Taurus at midnight UTC to 13°27' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°44'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1918	Dec 22, 1918 into Capricorn
Moon	6°11'52" Gemini	Direct	Dec 16, 1918	Dec 18, 1918 into Cancer
Mercury	28°50'18" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 15, 1918	Jan 13, 1919 into Capricorn
Venus	29°11'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1918	Dec 17, 1918 into Capricorn
Mars	26°58'08" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 11, 1918	Dec 20, 1918 into Aquarius
Jupiter	12°57'33" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	28°12'38" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	24°33'11" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	9°00'53" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°50'22" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°31'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 16, 1918

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 01:48 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Dec 16, 08:42 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Dec 16, 23:46 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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