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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 1941?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 1941, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (15% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°05' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°46' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°42'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1940	Jan 20, 1941 into Aquarius
Moon	25°29'18" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 30, 1940	Jan 1, 1941 into Pisces
Mercury	4°51'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1940	Jan 16, 1941 into Aquarius
Venus	14°32'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1940	Jan 13, 1941 into Capricorn
Mars	27°46'05" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 20, 1940	Jan 4, 1941 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	5°40'43" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	7°57'13" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	22°30'09" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	27°41'47" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°40'55" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	6°08'45" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 1, 1941

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 09:26 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Jan 1, 20:34 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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