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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 2002?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 2002, the Sun was in Aquarius (3°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (67% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°03' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°44' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°18'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2002	Feb 18, 2002 into Pisces
Moon	23°21'29" Taurus	Direct	Jan 21, 2002	Jan 24, 2002 into Gemini
Mercury	12°25'57" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 2002	Feb 4, 2002 into Capricorn
Venus	5°27'45" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 2002	Feb 12, 2002 into Pisces
Mars	3°18'36" Aries	Direct	Jan 18, 2002	Mar 1, 2002 into Taurus
Jupiter	7°48'33" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	8°15'41" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	23°36'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°16'19" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	16°46'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	25°10'13" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 23, 2002

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 08:17 UTC	Saturn trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jan 23, 12:23 UTC	The Sun sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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