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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1926?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1926, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°58' Taurus at midnight UTC to 9°41' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°48'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1926	Dec 22, 1926 into Capricorn
Moon	2°52'10" Gemini	Direct	Dec 17, 1926	Dec 19, 1926 into Cancer
Mercury	4°00'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1926	Jan 5, 1927 into Capricorn
Venus	1°06'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 16, 1926	Jan 9, 1927 into Aquarius
Mars	5°13'06" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	23°32'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	1°41'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°34'57" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	26°54'29" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°16'17" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°44'46" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 17, 1926

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 06:59 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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