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Where Were the Planets on January 7, 1996?

Quick Answer

On January 7, 1996, the Sun was in Capricorn (16°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 7, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°15' Cancer at midnight UTC to 10°11' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 7, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°27'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1995	Jan 20, 1996 into Aquarius
Moon	4°13'16" Leo	Direct	Jan 7, 1996	Jan 9, 1996 into Virgo
Mercury	4°38'26" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1996	Jan 17, 1996 into Capricorn
Venus	20°36'09" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 21, 1995	Jan 15, 1996 into Pisces
Mars	29°14'56" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1995	Jan 8, 1996 into Aquarius
Jupiter	0°56'43" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	19°51'45" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	29°43'09" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 8, 1995	Jan 12, 1996 into Aquarius
Neptune	24°55'22" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°09'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°05'32" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 7, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 7, 03:30 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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