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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1931?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1931, the Sun was in Sagittarius (23°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°44' Pisces at midnight UTC to 24°39' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°34'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 23, 1931	Dec 22, 1931 into Capricorn
Moon	18°43'13" Pisces	Direct	Dec 14, 1931	Dec 17, 1931 into Aries
Mercury	4°24'26" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1931	Dec 20, 1931 into Sagittarius
Venus	18°24'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 1, 1931	Dec 25, 1931 into Aquarius
Mars	4°50'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 1931	Jan 18, 1932 into Aquarius
Jupiter	22°33'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 17, 1931	Aug 11, 1932 into Virgo
Saturn	22°00'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°28'32" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	7°58'56" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°37'27" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	1°06'20" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on December 16, 1931

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 05:30 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Dec 16, 22:43 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Pisces	24°02' Pisces

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