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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1984?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 1984, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1984. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°56' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°00' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1984
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°36'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1983	Jan 20, 1984 into Aquarius
Moon	26°29'33" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 1984	Jan 20, 1984 into Virgo
Mercury	5°24'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 4, 1983	Feb 9, 1984 into Aquarius
Venus	23°32'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1984	Jan 25, 1984 into Capricorn
Mars	4°43'56" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 11, 1984	Aug 17, 1984 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	0°11'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	15°20'20" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°08'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	0°02'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1984	Jun 22, 1984 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°04'21" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 5, 1983	May 18, 1984 into Libra
North Node	13°30'01" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 20, 1984

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 17:35 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jan 20, 21:05 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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