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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1945?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1945, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°31' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°41' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°05'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1945	Feb 19, 1945 into Pisces
Moon	23°38'10" Aries	Direct	Jan 18, 1945	Jan 20, 1945 into Taurus
Mercury	7°29'27" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1945	Feb 5, 1945 into Aquarius
Venus	16°26'30" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1945	Feb 2, 1945 into Aries
Mars	11°00'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1945	Feb 14, 1945 into Aquarius
Jupiter	27°23'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	5°32'47" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	9°24'25" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°23'12" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	9°18'30" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	17°46'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 20, 1945

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 09:53 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 22:47 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jan 20, 23:48 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	0°35' Taurus

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