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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1928?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1928, the Sun was in Capricorn (9°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (62% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°13' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°26' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°50'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1927	Jan 21, 1928 into Aquarius
Moon	23°19'19" Aries	Direct	Dec 30, 1927	Jan 1, 1928 into Taurus
Mercury	5°23'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1927	Jan 16, 1928 into Aquarius
Venus	27°03'03" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 4, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mars	17°10'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 19, 1928 into Capricorn
Jupiter	26°35'48" Pisces	Direct	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	13°33'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°42'50" Pisces	Direct	Nov 4, 1927	Jan 13, 1928 into Aries
Neptune	28°56'32" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°12'22" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°37'25" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 1, 1928

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 01:33 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Jan 1, 23:14 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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