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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1920?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1920, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (75% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°04' Taurus at midnight UTC to 16°25' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°47'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1919	Jan 21, 1920 into Aquarius
Moon	9°12'55" Taurus	Direct	Dec 31, 1919	Jan 2, 1920 into Gemini
Mercury	20°23'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1919	Jan 8, 1920 into Capricorn
Venus	26°36'36" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 9, 1919	Jan 4, 1920 into Sagittarius
Mars	16°45'05" Libra	Direct	Nov 30, 1919	Jan 31, 1920 into Scorpio
Jupiter	16°57'38" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	11°36'07" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	28°59'18" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 16, 1919	Jan 22, 1920 into Pisces
Neptune	10°57'11" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°40'08" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	22°21'18" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on January 1, 1920

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 20:47 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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