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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 2003?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 2003, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°12' Virgo at midnight UTC to 17°20' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°01'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2003	Feb 19, 2003 into Pisces
Moon	10°16'01" Virgo	Direct	Jan 20, 2003	Jan 22, 2003 into Libra
Mercury	12°27'43" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 8, 2002	Feb 13, 2003 into Aquarius
Venus	14°28'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2003	Feb 4, 2003 into Capricorn
Mars	2°46'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 17, 2003	Mar 4, 2003 into Capricorn
Jupiter	14°39'44" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	23°03'19" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	27°15'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°18'29" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	18°58'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	5°56'53" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 21, 2003

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 15:38 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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