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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1901?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 1901, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°49' Libra at midnight UTC to 23°38' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°37'40" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1900	Jan 20, 1901 into Aquarius
Moon	17°44'33" Libra	Direct	Jan 11, 1901	Jan 13, 1901 into Scorpio
Mercury	15°37'30" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1901	Jan 21, 1901 into Aquarius
Venus	25°02'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1900	Jan 16, 1901 into Capricorn
Mars	12°32'37" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Nov 23, 1900	Mar 1, 1901 into Leo
Jupiter	28°30'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	9°02'59" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°56'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°12'51" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	16°04'27" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	29°13'09" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on January 12, 1901

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 20:38 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	22°00' Libra

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