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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1982?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1982, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1982. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°10' Libra at midnight UTC to 26°32' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1982
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°01'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1981	Jan 20, 1982 into Aquarius
Moon	20°24'16" Libra	Direct	Jan 14, 1982	Jan 17, 1982 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°51'01" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1982	Mar 13, 1982 into Pisces
Venus	4°00'10" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 8, 1981	Jan 23, 1982 into Capricorn
Mars	12°47'15" Libra	Direct	Dec 16, 1981	Aug 3, 1982 into Scorpio
Jupiter	8°04'25" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 27, 1981	Dec 26, 1982 into Sagittarius
Saturn	22°03'20" Libra	Direct	Sep 21, 1980	Nov 29, 1982 into Scorpio
Uranus	3°25'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	25°41'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	26°52'55" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	22°22'06" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 1981	Mar 14, 1983 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 16, 1982

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 23:58 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	26°32' Libra

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