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Where Were the Planets on January 13, 1996?

Quick Answer

On January 13, 1996, the Sun was in Capricorn (22°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 13, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°42' Libra at midnight UTC to 24°43' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 13, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°34'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1995	Jan 20, 1996 into Aquarius
Moon	18°10'20" Libra	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Jan 14, 1996 into Scorpio
Mercury	3°54'45" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 1, 1996	Jan 17, 1996 into Capricorn
Venus	27°56'28" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 21, 1995	Jan 15, 1996 into Pisces
Mars	3°57'14" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1996	Feb 15, 1996 into Pisces
Jupiter	2°17'00" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	20°20'41" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	0°04'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°08'58" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°20'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	21°46'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 13, 1996

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 13, 11:19 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Jan 13, 20:45 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	22°57' Libra

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