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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1900?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1900, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°36' Virgo at midnight UTC to 27°27' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°01'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1900	Feb 19, 1900 into Pisces
Moon	21°31'57" Virgo	Direct	Jan 18, 1900	Jan 21, 1900 into Libra
Mercury	16°58'12" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 1900	Jan 28, 1900 into Aquarius
Venus	0°31'55" Pisces	Direct	Jan 20, 1900	Feb 13, 1900 into Aries
Mars	28°59'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1899	Jan 21, 1900 into Aquarius
Jupiter	4°42'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°54'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 27, 1897	Jan 21, 1900 into Capricorn
Uranus	11°07'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°43'58" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	14°57'16" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	18°07'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 20, 1900

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 01:39 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 20, 11:32 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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