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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 2003?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 2003, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°11' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°11' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°00'17" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2003	Feb 19, 2003 into Pisces
Moon	26°10'56" Leo	Direct	Jan 18, 2003	Jan 20, 2003 into Virgo
Mercury	12°45'28" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 8, 2002	Feb 13, 2003 into Aquarius
Venus	13°24'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2003	Feb 4, 2003 into Capricorn
Mars	2°08'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 17, 2003	Mar 4, 2003 into Capricorn
Jupiter	14°47'17" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	23°06'42" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	27°12'44" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°16'14" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	18°56'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	6°00'04" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 20, 2003

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 11:53 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 18:31 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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