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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 1993?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 1993, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°02' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 23°22' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°28'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1993	Feb 18, 1993 into Pisces
Moon	17°13'38" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 20, 1993	Jan 22, 1993 into Aquarius
Mercury	0°02'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1993	Feb 7, 1993 into Pisces
Venus	18°31'16" Pisces	Direct	Jan 3, 1993	Feb 2, 1993 into Aries
Mars	12°40'45" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1992	Apr 27, 1993 into Leo
Jupiter	14°36'23" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	18°38'32" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	18°52'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	19°07'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	25°08'18" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°20'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 21, 1993

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 11:25 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 21, 21:09 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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