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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1921?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1921, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°53' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°31' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°01'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1921	Dec 22, 1921 into Capricorn
Moon	27°12'38" Cancer	Direct	Dec 15, 1921	Dec 17, 1921 into Leo
Mercury	19°20'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1921	Dec 24, 1921 into Capricorn
Venus	12°09'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1921	Dec 31, 1921 into Capricorn
Mars	24°41'40" Libra	Direct	Nov 6, 1921	Dec 26, 1921 into Scorpio
Jupiter	15°33'45" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 1921	Oct 26, 1922 into Scorpio
Saturn	6°45'56" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	6°08'50" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	15°45'02" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	9°17'10" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	14°26'24" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on December 17, 1921

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 16:34 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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