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Where Were the Planets on December 20, 1918?

Quick Answer

On December 20, 1918, the Sun was in Sagittarius (27°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, 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 20, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°48' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°13' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 20, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°48'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1918	Dec 22, 1918 into Capricorn
Moon	2°34'24" Leo	Direct	Dec 20, 1918	Dec 22, 1918 into Virgo
Mercury	23°25'49" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 15, 1918	Jan 13, 1919 into Capricorn
Venus	4°12'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1918	Jan 10, 1919 into Aquarius
Mars	0°05'44" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1918	Jan 27, 1919 into Pisces
Jupiter	12°27'40" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	28°08'50" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	24°41'48" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	8°56'24" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°45'35" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°19'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 20, 1918

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 20, 07:24 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Dec 20, 09:04 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Dec 20, 19:51 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine

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