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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1991?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1991, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°51' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°39' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°58'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1991	Feb 19, 1991 into Pisces
Moon	1°43'05" Taurus	Direct	Jan 23, 1991	Jan 25, 1991 into Gemini
Mercury	10°49'57" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1991	Feb 5, 1991 into Aquarius
Venus	22°53'25" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1991	Jan 29, 1991 into Pisces
Mars	0°33'39" Gemini	Direct	Jan 21, 1991	Apr 3, 1991 into Cancer
Jupiter	9°19'15" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	28°19'23" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	11°03'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°57'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	20°07'02" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	27°56'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 23, 1991

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 09:00 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jan 23, 14:22 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	3°05' Taurus
Jan 23, 16:12 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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