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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1900?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1900, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°42' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°48' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°56'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1899	Jan 20, 1900 into Aquarius
Moon	3°46'56" Leo	Direct	Jan 16, 1900	Jan 18, 1900 into Virgo
Mercury	10°52'13" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 1900	Jan 28, 1900 into Aquarius
Venus	25°35'39" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 20, 1900 into Pisces
Mars	25°52'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1899	Jan 21, 1900 into Aquarius
Jupiter	4°00'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°28'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 27, 1897	Jan 21, 1900 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°56'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°49'25" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	15°00'30" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	18°20'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 16, 1900

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 04:31 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 16, 04:48 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction

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