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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1942?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1942, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°56' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 27°38' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°44'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1941	Jan 20, 1942 into Aquarius
Moon	20°19'11" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 15, 1942	Jan 17, 1942 into Aquarius
Mercury	11°08'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1942	Mar 17, 1942 into Pisces
Venus	20°56'20" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	2°16'57" Taurus	Direct	Jan 11, 1942	Mar 7, 1942 into Gemini
Jupiter	12°03'12" Gemini	Retrograde	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	21°40'41" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°29'31" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	29°48'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°50'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	16°01'25" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on January 16, 1942

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 21:32 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	26°09' Capricorn

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