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Where Were the Planets on January 10, 1990?

Quick Answer

On January 10, 1990, the Sun was in Capricorn (19°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Mercury met Saturn in Capricorn while Mercury was retrograde. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations. Mercury sextiled Pluto while Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 10, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°39' Cancer at midnight UTC to 17°48' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 10, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°59'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1989	Jan 20, 1990 into Aquarius
Moon	10°46'10" Cancer	Direct	Jan 9, 1990	Jan 11, 1990 into Leo
Mercury	16°39'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1989	Feb 12, 1990 into Aquarius
Venus	3°24'24" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 10, 1989	Jan 16, 1990 into Capricorn
Mars	16°21'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1989	Jan 29, 1990 into Capricorn
Jupiter	3°58'25" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	16°43'25" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	6°19'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°22'41" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°19'14" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°57'18" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 10, 1990

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 10, 00:11 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Penetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks.
Jan 10, 10:53 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.

Born on January 10, 1990?

The Sun, Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mercury and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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