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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1901?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 1901, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°50' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 7°58' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°44'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1900	Jan 20, 1901 into Aquarius
Moon	1°22'16" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 18, 1901	Jan 20, 1901 into Aquarius
Mercury	25°23'00" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1901	Jan 21, 1901 into Aquarius
Venus	2°31'07" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 16, 1901	Feb 9, 1901 into Aquarius
Mars	12°22'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 23, 1900	Mar 1, 1901 into Leo
Jupiter	29°49'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	9°44'32" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°14'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°04'03" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	15°59'12" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	28°54'06" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on January 18, 1901

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 09:29 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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