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Where Were the Planets on January 15, 2004?

Quick Answer

On January 15, 2004, the Sun was in Capricorn (24°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 15, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°37' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°29' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 15, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°39'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2003	Jan 20, 2004 into Aquarius
Moon	28°31'45" Libra	Direct	Jan 13, 2004	Jan 15, 2004 into Scorpio
Mercury	0°54'27" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 2004	Feb 7, 2004 into Aquarius
Venus	0°57'01" Pisces	Direct	Jan 14, 2004	Feb 8, 2004 into Aries
Mars	18°05'16" Aries	Direct	Dec 16, 2003	Feb 3, 2004 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°41'33" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	8°34'46" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	0°43'28" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	12°11'59" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°00'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°56'16" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on January 15, 2004

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 15, 04:46 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	24°21' Libra
Jan 15, 06:49 UTC	Mercury sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jan 15, 07:21 UTC	Venus conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Jan 15, 08:44 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile
Jan 15, 14:32 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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