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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1909?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1909, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°37' Taurus at midnight UTC to 16°10' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°28'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1908	Jan 20, 1909 into Aquarius
Moon	9°25'40" Taurus	Direct	Dec 31, 1908	Jan 3, 1909 into Gemini
Mercury	15°21'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1908	Jan 10, 1909 into Aquarius
Venus	11°59'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1908	Jan 15, 1909 into Capricorn
Mars	24°15'37" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 25, 1908	Jan 10, 1909 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	14°31'02" Virgo	Stationing direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	3°57'30" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	16°36'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	15°52'00" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°31'44" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	25°04'14" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 1, 1909

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 19:15 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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