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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1900?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1900, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°25' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 16°52' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°39'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1899	Jan 20, 1900 into Aquarius
Moon	9°37'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1899	Jan 2, 1900 into Aquarius
Mercury	19°38'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1899	Jan 9, 1900 into Capricorn
Venus	6°59'46" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 20, 1900 into Pisces
Mars	14°15'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1899	Jan 21, 1900 into Aquarius
Jupiter	1°14'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	27°46'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 27, 1897	Jan 21, 1900 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°10'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	25°12'20" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	15°14'38" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	19°07'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 1, 1900

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 13:52 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	10°44' Capricorn

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