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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1936?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1936, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°44' Libra at midnight UTC to 27°40' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°11'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1935	Jan 21, 1936 into Aquarius
Moon	21°41'50" Libra	Direct	Jan 14, 1936	Jan 17, 1936 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°01'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1936	Mar 13, 1936 into Pisces
Venus	15°24'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1936	Jan 28, 1936 into Capricorn
Mars	1°30'04" Pisces	Direct	Jan 14, 1936	Feb 22, 1936 into Aries
Jupiter	14°48'37" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	7°22'52" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	1°33'54" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	16°34'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	26°19'14" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°05'54" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 16, 1936

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 13:58 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jan 16, 19:41 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	25°31' Libra

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