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Where Were the Planets on January 28, 2002?

Quick Answer

On January 28, 2002, the Sun was in Aquarius (8°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 28, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°47' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°33' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 28, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°23'13" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2002	Feb 18, 2002 into Pisces
Moon	2°08'34" Leo	Direct	Jan 28, 2002	Jan 30, 2002 into Virgo
Mercury	6°45'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 3, 2002	Feb 4, 2002 into Capricorn
Venus	11°44'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 2002	Feb 12, 2002 into Pisces
Mars	6°56'30" Aries	Direct	Jan 18, 2002	Mar 1, 2002 into Taurus
Jupiter	7°17'07" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	8°08'24" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	23°53'15" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°27'42" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	16°54'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°54'20" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 28, 2002

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 28, 06:16 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Exact trine
Jan 28, 08:30 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 28, 09:50 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Jan 28, 13:50 UTC	The Sun conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Jan 28, 22:00 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Exact square
Jan 28, 22:51 UTC	Full Moon in Leo	8°51' Leo

Born on January 28, 2002?

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