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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1900?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1900, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°14' Aries at midnight UTC to 28°02' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°48'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1899	Jan 20, 1900 into Aquarius
Moon	21°11'10" Aries	Direct	Jan 6, 1900	Jan 9, 1900 into Taurus
Mercury	29°09'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1899	Jan 9, 1900 into Capricorn
Venus	15°41'22" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 20, 1900 into Pisces
Mars	19°39'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1899	Jan 21, 1900 into Aquarius
Jupiter	2°34'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	28°34'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 27, 1897	Jan 21, 1900 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°32'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	25°01'13" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	15°07'40" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	18°45'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 8, 1900

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 01:14 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Jan 8, 01:16 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine
Jan 8, 05:40 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	17°32' Aries

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