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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1991?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1991, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°25' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°34' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°51'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1990	Jan 20, 1991 into Aquarius
Moon	1°28'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 16, 1991	Jan 18, 1991 into Pisces
Mercury	2°17'30" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1991	Feb 5, 1991 into Aquarius
Venus	14°08'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1991	Jan 29, 1991 into Pisces
Mars	29°06'19" Taurus	Direct	Dec 14, 1990	Jan 21, 1991 into Gemini
Jupiter	10°13'42" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	27°29'25" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	10°38'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°42'09" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	19°58'54" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	28°18'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 16, 1991

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 09:04 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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