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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1990?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1990, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°42' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°55' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°05'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1989	Jan 20, 1990 into Aquarius
Moon	29°51'07" Virgo	Direct	Jan 14, 1990	Jan 16, 1990 into Libra
Mercury	10°42'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1989	Feb 12, 1990 into Aquarius
Venus	0°05'13" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 10, 1989	Jan 16, 1990 into Capricorn
Mars	20°37'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1989	Jan 29, 1990 into Capricorn
Jupiter	3°14'59" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	17°25'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	6°40'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°36'09" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°26'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°38'15" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 16, 1990

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 12:17 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 16, 15:26 UTC	Venus re-enters Capricorn (retrograde)	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 16, 16:07 UTC	Saturn sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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