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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1923?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1923, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°58' Aries at midnight UTC to 26°51' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°31'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1923	Dec 22, 1923 into Capricorn
Moon	20°55'52" Aries	Direct	Dec 15, 1923	Dec 18, 1923 into Taurus
Mercury	11°17'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 1923	Feb 14, 1924 into Aquarius
Venus	19°00'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1923	Dec 26, 1923 into Aquarius
Mars	8°36'30" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 4, 1923	Jan 19, 1924 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°01'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 24, 1923	Dec 18, 1924 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°46'20" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	13°52'11" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	20°14'08" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	11°39'17" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°47'01" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on December 17, 1923

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 17:45 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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