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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1928?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1928, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°29' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 20°23' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°12'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1928	Feb 19, 1928 into Pisces
Moon	13°54'32" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 20, 1928	Jan 22, 1928 into Aquarius
Mercury	8°24'17" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 16, 1928	Feb 3, 1928 into Pisces
Venus	20°52'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1928	Jan 29, 1928 into Capricorn
Mars	1°46'38" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1928	Feb 28, 1928 into Aquarius
Jupiter	29°42'43" Pisces	Direct	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	15°37'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	0°15'26" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°32'16" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°47'13" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°33'53" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 21, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 06:56 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 21, 13:02 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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