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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1944?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1944, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (70% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°17' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°14' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°14'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1943	Jan 21, 1944 into Aquarius
Moon	1°15'17" Libra	Direct	Jan 16, 1944	Jan 18, 1944 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°32'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 8, 1943	Feb 12, 1944 into Aquarius
Venus	15°55'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1944	Jan 28, 1944 into Capricorn
Mars	5°06'19" Gemini	Direct	Aug 23, 1943	Mar 28, 1944 into Cancer
Jupiter	25°17'36" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1943	Jul 26, 1944 into Virgo
Saturn	20°47'06" Gemini	Retrograde	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	5°08'22" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°13'01" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	7°52'13" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	7°22'02" Leo	Direct	Nov 15, 1942	Jun 3, 1944 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 16, 1944

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 09:28 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 16, 20:01 UTC	Mars conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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