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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1901?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1901, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°30' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 5°20' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°46'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1900	Jan 20, 1901 into Aquarius
Moon	28°23'12" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 18, 1901	Jan 20, 1901 into Aquarius
Mercury	28°42'31" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1901	Jan 21, 1901 into Aquarius
Venus	5°00'39" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 16, 1901	Feb 9, 1901 into Aquarius
Mars	12°12'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 23, 1900	Mar 1, 1901 into Leo
Jupiter	0°14'43" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	9°58'12" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	15°20'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°01'16" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	15°57'35" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	28°47'44" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on January 20, 1901

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 14:36 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	29°53' Capricorn
Jan 20, 14:47 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 17:16 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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