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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1937?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1937, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°18' Taurus at midnight UTC to 13°26' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°07'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1937	Dec 22, 1937 into Capricorn
Moon	5°51'04" Gemini	Direct	Dec 16, 1937	Dec 18, 1937 into Cancer
Mercury	14°05'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 3, 1937	Jan 6, 1938 into Sagittarius
Venus	12°14'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1937	Dec 30, 1937 into Capricorn
Mars	26°02'03" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 11, 1937	Dec 21, 1937 into Pisces
Jupiter	29°12'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	28°32'24" Pisces	Direct	Oct 18, 1937	Jan 14, 1938 into Aries
Uranus	10°09'50" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°08'21" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°42'18" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	5°01'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on December 16, 1937

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 02:42 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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