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Where Were the Planets on January 28, 1900?

Quick Answer

On January 28, 1900, the Sun was in Aquarius (8°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (9% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 28, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°01' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°14' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 28, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°09'14" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1900	Feb 19, 1900 into Pisces
Moon	3°04'33" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 28, 1900	Jan 30, 1900 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°38'57" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 1900	Jan 28, 1900 into Aquarius
Venus	10°22'31" Pisces	Direct	Jan 20, 1900	Feb 13, 1900 into Aries
Mars	5°15'23" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1900	Feb 28, 1900 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°59'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°44'46" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 21, 1900	Jul 18, 1900 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°28'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°34'07" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	14°51'37" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	17°42'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 28, 1900

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 28, 06:47 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 28, 17:10 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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