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Where Were the Planets on January 26, 2002?

Quick Answer

On January 26, 2002, the Sun was in Aquarius (6°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 26, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°22' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°21' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 26, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°21'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2002	Feb 18, 2002 into Pisces
Moon	3°19'17" Cancer	Direct	Jan 26, 2002	Jan 28, 2002 into Leo
Mercury	9°15'27" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 2002	Feb 4, 2002 into Capricorn
Venus	9°13'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 2002	Feb 12, 2002 into Pisces
Mars	5°29'25" Aries	Direct	Jan 18, 2002	Mar 1, 2002 into Taurus
Jupiter	7°29'16" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	8°10'59" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	23°46'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°23'09" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	16°51'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	25°00'41" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 26, 2002

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 26, 06:16 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jan 26, 12:15 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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