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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1908?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1908, the Sun was in Capricorn (24°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°38' Gemini at midnight UTC to 8°32' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°58'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1907	Jan 21, 1908 into Aquarius
Moon	2°36'33" Cancer	Direct	Jan 16, 1908	Jan 18, 1908 into Leo
Mercury	26°16'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1907	Jan 18, 1908 into Aquarius
Venus	24°58'14" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 27, 1907	Jan 20, 1908 into Pisces
Mars	3°43'44" Aries	Direct	Jan 11, 1908	Feb 23, 1908 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°21'06" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 18, 1907	Sep 12, 1908 into Virgo
Saturn	23°00'45" Pisces	Direct	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	13°31'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	13°10'15" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°13'14" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	13°39'27" Cancer	Direct	Mar 13, 1907	Sep 30, 1908 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 16, 1908

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 06:44 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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