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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1922?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1922, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1922. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°37' Leo at midnight UTC to 13°26' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1922
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°35'53" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1921	Jan 20, 1922 into Aquarius
Moon	6°04'25" Virgo	Direct	Jan 16, 1922	Jan 18, 1922 into Libra
Mercury	8°00'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 11, 1922	Feb 1, 1922 into Pisces
Venus	19°52'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1921	Jan 24, 1922 into Aquarius
Mars	12°06'24" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 26, 1921	Feb 18, 1922 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	18°24'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 1921	Oct 26, 1922 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°36'22" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°15'30" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	15°06'29" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	8°40'36" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°51'05" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 16, 1922

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 02:12 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jan 16, 06:13 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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