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Where Were the Planets on January 27, 2002?

Quick Answer

On January 27, 2002, the Sun was in Aquarius (7°22' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Aquarius while Mercury was retrograde. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork. The Sun met Mercury in Aquarius while Mercury was retrograde. Mercury trined Saturn while Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 27, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°22' Cancer at midnight UTC to 24°47' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 27, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°22'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2002	Feb 18, 2002 into Pisces
Moon	17°32'04" Cancer	Direct	Jan 26, 2002	Jan 28, 2002 into Leo
Mercury	8°01'25" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 2002	Feb 4, 2002 into Capricorn
Venus	10°29'14" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 2002	Feb 12, 2002 into Pisces
Mars	6°12'58" Aries	Direct	Jan 18, 2002	Mar 1, 2002 into Taurus
Jupiter	7°23'07" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	8°09'38" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	23°49'53" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°25'25" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	16°53'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°57'31" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 27, 2002

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 27, 04:32 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Jan 27, 09:19 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Jan 27, 18:53 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on January 27, 2002?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Neptune were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day is an Aquarius several times over. Mercury and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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