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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1909?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1909, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°08' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°08' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°52'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1909	Feb 19, 1909 into Pisces
Moon	23°38'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1909	Jan 23, 1909 into Pisces
Mercury	20°40'48" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1909	Mar 17, 1909 into Pisces
Venus	9°23'07" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 15, 1909	Feb 9, 1909 into Aquarius
Mars	8°52'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1909	Feb 24, 1909 into Capricorn
Jupiter	13°37'02" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	5°20'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	17°54'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	15°15'12" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°09'10" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	23°54'20" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 23, 1909

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 22:09 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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