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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1993?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 1993, the Sun was in Capricorn (22°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (79% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°38' Virgo at midnight UTC to 24°16' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°18'13" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1992	Jan 20, 1993 into Aquarius
Moon	16°59'29" Virgo	Direct	Jan 11, 1993	Jan 13, 1993 into Libra
Mercury	15°22'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1993	Jan 21, 1993 into Aquarius
Venus	9°12'28" Pisces	Direct	Jan 3, 1993	Feb 2, 1993 into Aries
Mars	15°52'26" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1992	Apr 27, 1993 into Leo
Jupiter	14°16'01" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	17°36'25" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	18°21'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°47'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	24°55'45" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°48'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 12, 1993

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 17:59 UTC	Mercury opposite Mars	Exact opposition

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