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Where Were the Planets on January 19, 1990?

Quick Answer

On January 19, 1990, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (44% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 19, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°52' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°43' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 19, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°09'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1989	Jan 20, 1990 into Aquarius
Moon	5°48'09" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 19, 1990	Jan 21, 1990 into Sagittarius
Mercury	9°43'45" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Dec 7, 1989	Feb 12, 1990 into Aquarius
Venus	28°14'49" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 16, 1990	Mar 3, 1990 into Aquarius
Mars	22°45'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1989	Jan 29, 1990 into Capricorn
Jupiter	2°54'46" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	17°47'03" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	6°50'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°42'47" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°30'21" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°28'43" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 19, 1990

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 19, 00:15 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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