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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 1993?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 1993, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (63% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°01' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°21' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°06'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1992	Jan 20, 1993 into Aquarius
Moon	27°09'51" Aries	Direct	Dec 31, 1992	Jan 2, 1993 into Taurus
Mercury	29°49'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1992	Jan 2, 1993 into Capricorn
Venus	28°20'52" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1992	Jan 3, 1993 into Pisces
Mars	19°49'54" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1992	Apr 27, 1993 into Leo
Jupiter	13°36'27" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	16°30'34" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	17°45'23" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°24'46" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	24°39'06" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	20°20'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 2, 1993

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 63% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 14:47 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 2, 17:29 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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