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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1900?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1900, the Sun was in Aquarius (3°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°24' Libra at midnight UTC to 3°37' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°04'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1900	Feb 19, 1900 into Pisces
Moon	27°29'34" Libra	Direct	Jan 21, 1900	Jan 23, 1900 into Scorpio
Mercury	21°38'52" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 1900	Jan 28, 1900 into Aquarius
Venus	4°13'42" Pisces	Direct	Jan 20, 1900	Feb 13, 1900 into Aries
Mars	1°20'26" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1900	Feb 28, 1900 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°11'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°13'39" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 21, 1900	Jul 18, 1900 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°15'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°40'06" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	14°55'00" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	17°57'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 23, 1900

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 16:54 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 23, 23:53 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	3°34' Scorpio

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