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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1918?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1918, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°45' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini 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 17, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°28' Gemini at midnight UTC to 27°51' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°45'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1918	Dec 22, 1918 into Capricorn
Moon	20°42'00" Gemini	Direct	Dec 16, 1918	Dec 18, 1918 into Cancer
Mercury	27°31'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 15, 1918	Jan 13, 1919 into Capricorn
Venus	0°26'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1918	Jan 10, 1919 into Aquarius
Mars	27°44'59" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 11, 1918	Dec 20, 1918 into Aquarius
Jupiter	12°50'13" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	28°11'51" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	24°35'17" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	8°59'48" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°49'10" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°28'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 17, 1918

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 03:33 UTC	Venus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 17, 07:56 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Dec 17, 19:05 UTC	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Gemini	24°56' Gemini

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