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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1916?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1916, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°43' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°45' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°06'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1915	Jan 21, 1916 into Aquarius
Moon	0°43'53" Leo	Direct	Jan 20, 1916	Jan 22, 1916 into Virgo
Mercury	17°46'36" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1916	Mar 15, 1916 into Pisces
Venus	0°31'46" Pisces	Direct	Jan 20, 1916	Feb 13, 1916 into Aries
Mars	27°16'27" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 7, 1915	May 28, 1916 into Virgo
Jupiter	25°24'35" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1915	Feb 12, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	11°45'14" Cancer	Retrograde	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	14°44'10" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	1°20'51" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 19, 1915	Mar 19, 1916 into Cancer
Pluto	1°46'22" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	8°42'52" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 20, 1916

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 01:40 UTC	Venus enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 20, 08:39 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Cancer	29°03' Cancer
Jan 20, 10:32 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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