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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1903?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1903, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1903. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°02' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°34' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1903
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°16'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1902	Jan 21, 1903 into Aquarius
Moon	29°21'24" Libra	Direct	Jan 18, 1903	Jan 20, 1903 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°38'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1903	Mar 14, 1903 into Pisces
Venus	11°48'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 11, 1903	Feb 4, 1903 into Pisces
Mars	11°46'53" Libra	Direct	Dec 20, 1902	Apr 19, 1903 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°40'14" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1902	Feb 20, 1903 into Pisces
Saturn	0°04'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	23°37'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°36'03" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	17°59'09" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	20°08'22" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 20, 1903

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 11:32 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Exact trine
Jan 20, 11:49 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	29°16' Libra
Jan 20, 13:13 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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