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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1941?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1941, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°48' Leo at midnight UTC to 11°48' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°59'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1940	Jan 20, 1941 into Aquarius
Moon	4°48'23" Virgo	Direct	Jan 16, 1941	Jan 18, 1941 into Libra
Mercury	29°15'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1940	Jan 16, 1941 into Aquarius
Venus	3°15'06" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1941	Feb 6, 1941 into Aquarius
Mars	7°52'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1941	Feb 17, 1941 into Capricorn
Jupiter	6°08'25" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	7°56'21" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	22°14'01" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	27°36'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°21'28" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°21'06" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 16, 1941

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 03:45 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jan 16, 22:35 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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