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Where Were the Planets on January 6, 1928?

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On January 6, 1928, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 6, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°56' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°06' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 6, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°56'08" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1927	Jan 21, 1928 into Aquarius
Moon	5°03'26" Cancer	Direct	Jan 6, 1928	Jan 8, 1928 into Leo
Mercury	13°23'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1927	Jan 16, 1928 into Aquarius
Venus	2°57'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1928	Jan 29, 1928 into Capricorn
Mars	20°48'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 19, 1928 into Capricorn
Jupiter	27°17'29" Pisces	Direct	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	14°05'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°49'15" Pisces	Direct	Nov 4, 1927	Jan 13, 1928 into Aries
Neptune	28°51'23" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	16°06'03" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°21'32" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 6, 1928

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 6, 03:27 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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