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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 1941?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 1941, the Sun was in Capricorn (28°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°53' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°58' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°01'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1940	Jan 20, 1941 into Aquarius
Moon	2°56'20" Libra	Direct	Jan 18, 1941	Jan 20, 1941 into Scorpio
Mercury	2°38'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 16, 1941	Feb 3, 1941 into Pisces
Venus	5°44'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1941	Feb 6, 1941 into Aquarius
Mars	9°13'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1941	Feb 17, 1941 into Capricorn
Jupiter	6°15'30" Taurus	Direct	May 16, 1940	May 26, 1941 into Gemini
Saturn	7°58'08" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	22°12'41" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	27°35'27" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	3°18'46" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°14'45" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 18, 1941

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 01:51 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jan 18, 06:59 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 18, 21:24 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Jan 18, 22:18 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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