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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1944?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1944, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°41' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 12°01' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°25'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1944	Dec 21, 1944 into Capricorn
Moon	5°20'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 16, 1944	Dec 18, 1944 into Aquarius
Mercury	8°12'58" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 1, 1944	Dec 23, 1944 into Sagittarius
Venus	6°18'28" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 11, 1944	Jan 5, 1945 into Pisces
Mars	15°01'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 25, 1944	Jan 5, 1945 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°23'13" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	8°20'03" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	10°33'46" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°17'31" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°59'43" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°37'40" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on December 16, 1944

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 02:21 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Dec 16, 05:24 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Dec 16, 11:41 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine

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