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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1909?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1909, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (33% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°15' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 21°53' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°44'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1908	Jan 20, 1909 into Aquarius
Moon	15°32'03" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 15, 1909	Jan 17, 1909 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°05'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1909	Mar 17, 1909 into Pisces
Venus	0°39'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 15, 1909	Feb 9, 1909 into Aquarius
Mars	4°12'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1909	Feb 24, 1909 into Capricorn
Jupiter	14°03'58" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	4°49'20" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	17°30'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	15°26'39" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°15'44" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	24°16'35" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 16, 1909

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on January 16, 1909?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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