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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1926?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1926, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Venus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°26' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°57' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°41'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1925	Jan 20, 1926 into Aquarius
Moon	24°15'30" Aries	Direct	Jan 18, 1926	Jan 20, 1926 into Taurus
Mercury	13°07'52" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 11, 1926	Jan 31, 1926 into Aquarius
Venus	25°56'14" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Dec 5, 1925	Apr 6, 1926 into Pisces
Mars	16°13'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 28, 1925	Feb 9, 1926 into Capricorn
Jupiter	3°23'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	24°25'33" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	22°35'32" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	24°02'50" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	13°20'48" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°16'26" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 20, 1926

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 15:26 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Jan 20, 19:12 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 22:15 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jan 20, 22:31 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	0°08' Taurus

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