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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1918?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1918, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (60% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°09' Taurus at midnight UTC to 17°47' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°38'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1917	Jan 20, 1918 into Aquarius
Moon	11°00'46" Taurus	Direct	Jan 19, 1918	Jan 21, 1918 into Gemini
Mercury	5°47'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1917	Feb 10, 1918 into Aquarius
Venus	28°30'49" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Dec 5, 1917	Apr 5, 1918 into Pisces
Mars	1°51'23" Libra	Direct	Jan 11, 1918	Feb 25, 1918 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°31'55" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	12°00'47" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	22°21'19" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	5°53'39" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°00'18" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°00'18" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 20, 1918

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 14:18 UTC	The North Node enters Sagittarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 20:24 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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