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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1933?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1933, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°26' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°54' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°01'23" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1933	Feb 19, 1933 into Pisces
Moon	0°39'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1933	Jan 23, 1933 into Capricorn
Mercury	19°41'06" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 1933	Jan 27, 1933 into Aquarius
Venus	8°50'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1933	Feb 7, 1933 into Aquarius
Mars	20°16'59" Virgo	Stationing direct	Nov 13, 1932	Jul 6, 1933 into Libra
Jupiter	22°58'47" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	6°25'34" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	19°41'12" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	9°45'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	22°10'19" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°49'05" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 21, 1933

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 10:54 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 21, 12:01 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square
Jan 21, 21:05 UTC	Mercury trine Mars	Exact trine

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