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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1991?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1991, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (28% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°06' Pisces at midnight UTC to 11°19' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°56'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1991	Feb 19, 1991 into Pisces
Moon	4°41'23" Aries	Direct	Jan 21, 1991	Jan 23, 1991 into Taurus
Mercury	8°15'09" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1991	Feb 5, 1991 into Aquarius
Venus	20°23'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1991	Jan 29, 1991 into Pisces
Mars	0°05'53" Gemini	Direct	Jan 21, 1991	Apr 3, 1991 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°35'03" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	28°05'07" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	10°56'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°53'16" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	20°04'53" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	28°02'40" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 21, 1991

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 01:18 UTC	Mars enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jan 21, 03:27 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Jan 21, 05:57 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square

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