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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1900?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 1900, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°49' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°43' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°59'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1899	Jan 20, 1900 into Aquarius
Moon	27°47'28" Leo	Direct	Jan 16, 1900	Jan 18, 1900 into Virgo
Mercury	13°54'02" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 1900	Jan 28, 1900 into Aquarius
Venus	28°03'51" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 20, 1900 into Pisces
Mars	27°26'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1899	Jan 21, 1900 into Aquarius
Jupiter	4°21'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°41'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 27, 1897	Jan 21, 1900 into Capricorn
Uranus	11°02'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°46'39" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	14°58'51" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	18°13'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 18, 1900

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 16:27 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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