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Where Were the Planets on December 17, 1936?

Quick Answer

On December 17, 1936, the Sun was in Sagittarius (25°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 17, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°37' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°32' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 17, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°23'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1936	Dec 22, 1936 into Capricorn
Moon	6°03'31" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 17, 1936	Dec 19, 1936 into Pisces
Mercury	11°03'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 10, 1936	Jan 1, 1937 into Aquarius
Venus	7°00'52" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 11, 1936	Jan 6, 1937 into Pisces
Mars	19°13'41" Libra	Direct	Nov 14, 1936	Jan 5, 1937 into Scorpio
Jupiter	3°25'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°28'45" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	5°56'22" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°57'53" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°17'45" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	24°18'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 17, 1936

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 17, 00:42 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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