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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1928?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1928, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (35% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°40' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 18°30' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°07'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1927	Jan 21, 1928 into Aquarius
Moon	12°35'35" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 15, 1928	Jan 17, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mercury	29°53'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1927	Jan 16, 1928 into Aquarius
Venus	14°52'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1928	Jan 29, 1928 into Capricorn
Mars	28°06'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 19, 1928 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°51'09" Pisces	Direct	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	15°08'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	0°05'35" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°39'11" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°53'25" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°49'46" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 16, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 35% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 13:34 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 16, 14:57 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jan 16, 17:49 UTC	Venus conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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