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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 2002?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 2002, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°33' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°40' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°16'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2002	Feb 18, 2002 into Pisces
Moon	28°35'33" Aries	Direct	Jan 19, 2002	Jan 21, 2002 into Taurus
Mercury	13°48'50" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 2002	Feb 4, 2002 into Capricorn
Venus	2°56'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 2002	Feb 12, 2002 into Pisces
Mars	1°51'16" Aries	Direct	Jan 18, 2002	Mar 1, 2002 into Taurus
Jupiter	8°02'03" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	8°19'22" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	23°29'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°11'46" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	16°42'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	25°16'34" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 21, 2002

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 14:47 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jan 21, 17:47 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	1°31' Taurus

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