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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1901?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1901, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (18% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°37' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 12°03' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°42'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1900	Jan 20, 1901 into Aquarius
Moon	5°48'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 16, 1901	Jan 18, 1901 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°05'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1901	Jan 21, 1901 into Aquarius
Venus	0°01'37" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 16, 1901	Feb 9, 1901 into Aquarius
Mars	12°28'54" Virgo	Stationing direct	Nov 23, 1900	Mar 1, 1901 into Leo
Jupiter	29°23'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	9°30'46" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°08'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°06'55" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	16°00'54" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	29°00'27" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on January 16, 1901

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 00:43 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 16, 11:28 UTC	Venus enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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