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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 2000?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 2000, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°36' Taurus at midnight UTC to 27°55' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°39'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1999	Jan 20, 2000 into Aquarius
Moon	20°43'21" Taurus	Direct	Jan 15, 2000	Jan 17, 2000 into Gemini
Mercury	25°56'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1999	Jan 18, 2000 into Aquarius
Venus	19°48'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 31, 1999	Jan 24, 2000 into Capricorn
Mars	9°35'27" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 2000	Feb 12, 2000 into Aries
Jupiter	26°14'00" Aries	Direct	Oct 23, 1999	Feb 14, 2000 into Taurus
Saturn	10°18'23" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	15°36'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	3°44'51" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	11°56'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	4°15'01" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 16, 2000

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 01:19 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jan 16, 16:26 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square

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