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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1922?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1922, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1922. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°01' Libra at midnight UTC to 9°29' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1922
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°40'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1921	Jan 20, 1922 into Aquarius
Moon	2°48'02" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 20, 1922	Jan 22, 1922 into Sagittarius
Mercury	14°34'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 11, 1922	Feb 1, 1922 into Pisces
Venus	24°54'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1921	Jan 24, 1922 into Aquarius
Mars	14°21'25" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 26, 1921	Feb 18, 1922 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	18°36'31" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 1921	Oct 26, 1922 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°35'49" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°26'48" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	15°00'07" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	8°35'57" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°38'22" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 20, 1922

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 06:00 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	29°25' Libra
Jan 20, 07:01 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 20, 07:10 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Jan 20, 18:23 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Jan 20, 19:47 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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