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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 2004?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 2004, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (36% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°29' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 19°37' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°41'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2003	Jan 20, 2004 into Aquarius
Moon	12°32'07" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 15, 2004	Jan 17, 2004 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°50'30" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 2004	Feb 7, 2004 into Aquarius
Venus	2°10'00" Pisces	Direct	Jan 14, 2004	Feb 8, 2004 into Aries
Mars	18°42'39" Aries	Direct	Dec 16, 2003	Feb 3, 2004 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°39'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	8°30'08" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	0°46'25" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	12°14'11" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°01'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°53'05" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on January 16, 2004

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on January 16, 2004?

Venus and Uranus sat 1 degrees apart in Pisces, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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