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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1909?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1909, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°34' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°13' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°50'26" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1909	Feb 19, 1909 into Pisces
Moon	23°51'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1909	Jan 21, 1909 into Aquarius
Mercury	17°51'50" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1909	Mar 17, 1909 into Pisces
Venus	6°53'29" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 15, 1909	Feb 9, 1909 into Aquarius
Mars	7°32'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1909	Feb 24, 1909 into Capricorn
Jupiter	13°45'36" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	5°11'09" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	17°47'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	15°18'25" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°10'59" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	24°00'41" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 21, 1909

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 21:59 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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