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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1900?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1900, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°27' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°22' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°02'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1900	Feb 19, 1900 into Pisces
Moon	3°24'39" Libra	Direct	Jan 21, 1900	Jan 23, 1900 into Scorpio
Mercury	18°31'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 1900	Jan 28, 1900 into Aquarius
Venus	1°45'53" Pisces	Direct	Jan 20, 1900	Feb 13, 1900 into Aries
Mars	29°46'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1899	Jan 21, 1900 into Aquarius
Jupiter	4°52'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°00'55" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 21, 1900	Jul 18, 1900 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°10'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°42'39" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	14°56'30" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	18°04'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 21, 1900

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 05:07 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 21, 08:34 UTC	Saturn enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 21, 18:50 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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