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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1903?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1903, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1903. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°27' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°50' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1903
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°11'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1902	Jan 21, 1903 into Aquarius
Moon	5°42'47" Virgo	Direct	Jan 16, 1903	Jan 18, 1903 into Libra
Mercury	13°50'36" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1903	Mar 14, 1903 into Pisces
Venus	6°46'58" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 11, 1903	Feb 4, 1903 into Pisces
Mars	10°35'13" Libra	Direct	Dec 20, 1902	Apr 19, 1903 into Virgo
Jupiter	21°45'15" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1902	Feb 20, 1903 into Pisces
Saturn	29°35'30" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°24'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°42'03" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	18°02'38" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	20°21'04" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 16, 1903

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 02:32 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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