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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1984?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1984, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1984. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°05' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°18' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1984
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°32'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1983	Jan 20, 1984 into Aquarius
Moon	27°09'10" Gemini	Direct	Jan 14, 1984	Jan 16, 1984 into Cancer
Mercury	2°15'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 4, 1983	Feb 9, 1984 into Aquarius
Venus	18°39'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1984	Jan 25, 1984 into Capricorn
Mars	2°44'06" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 11, 1984	Aug 17, 1984 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	29°19'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1982	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Saturn	15°05'40" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°57'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°54'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	2°01'56" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 5, 1983	May 18, 1984 into Libra
North Node	13°42'43" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 16, 1984

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 02:49 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Jan 16, 16:47 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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