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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1926?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1926, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°04' Taurus at midnight UTC to 25°58' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°47'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1926	Dec 22, 1926 into Capricorn
Moon	19°02'47" Taurus	Direct	Dec 15, 1926	Dec 17, 1926 into Gemini
Mercury	2°50'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1926	Jan 5, 1927 into Capricorn
Venus	29°51'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1926	Dec 16, 1926 into Capricorn
Mars	5°05'39" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	23°22'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	1°34'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°34'22" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	26°55'04" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°17'26" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°47'57" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 16, 1926

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

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 00:15 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Dec 16, 14:48 UTC	Venus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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