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Where Were the Planets on December 31, 1926?

Quick Answer

On December 31, 1926, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (13% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 31, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°00' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°52' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 31, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°03'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1926	Jan 21, 1927 into Aquarius
Moon	27°24'16" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 29, 1926	Dec 31, 1926 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°10'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1926	Jan 5, 1927 into Capricorn
Venus	18°42'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 16, 1926	Jan 9, 1927 into Aquarius
Mars	8°02'51" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°11'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	3°12'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°48'30" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	26°43'17" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°59'13" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°00'17" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 31, 1926

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 31, 16:49 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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