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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1934?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1934, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (1% illuminated). Venus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1934. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°18' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 16°19' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1934
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°41'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1933	Jan 20, 1934 into Aquarius
Moon	8°51'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 15, 1934	Jan 17, 1934 into Pisces
Mercury	23°22'16" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 1934	Jan 20, 1934 into Aquarius
Venus	23°37'16" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Dec 5, 1933	Apr 6, 1934 into Pisces
Mars	15°14'06" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 28, 1933	Feb 4, 1934 into Pisces
Jupiter	22°27'38" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1933	Oct 11, 1934 into Scorpio
Saturn	16°06'32" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	23°33'17" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	12°06'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	23°36'42" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°45'17" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 16, 1934

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 14:42 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square
Jan 16, 15:28 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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