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Where Were the Planets on January 9, 2003?

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On January 9, 2003, the Sun was in Capricorn (18°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (40% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Mars while Mercury was retrograde. Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 9, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°22' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°19' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 9, 2003
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun18°48'10" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon7°22'27" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury24°10'01" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus1°57'13" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars25°02'54" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter16°04'15" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn23°48'53" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Uranus26°39'15" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Neptune9°51'56" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Pluto18°34'43" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node6°35'01" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on January 9, 2003

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury sextile MarsDecisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

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