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Where Were the Planets on January 30, 1996?

Quick Answer

On January 30, 1996, the Sun was in Aquarius (9°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 30, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°38' Gemini at midnight UTC to 19°32' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 30, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°52'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1996	Feb 19, 1996 into Pisces
Moon	13°36'07" Gemini	Direct	Jan 29, 1996	Jan 31, 1996 into Cancer
Mercury	19°06'49" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Jan 17, 1996	Feb 15, 1996 into Aquarius
Venus	18°32'29" Pisces	Direct	Jan 15, 1996	Feb 9, 1996 into Aries
Mars	17°21'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1996	Feb 15, 1996 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°56'59" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	21°56'25" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	1°04'01" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°47'27" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°45'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	20°52'28" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 30, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 30, 23:51 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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