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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 2004?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 2004, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°15' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 2°55' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°46'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2004	Feb 19, 2004 into Pisces
Moon	25°36'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 2004	Jan 21, 2004 into Aquarius
Mercury	7°14'08" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 2004	Feb 7, 2004 into Aquarius
Venus	8°13'56" Pisces	Direct	Jan 14, 2004	Feb 8, 2004 into Aries
Mars	21°50'19" Aries	Direct	Dec 16, 2003	Feb 3, 2004 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°24'54" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	8°07'41" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	1°01'36" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	12°25'19" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°11'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°37'12" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on January 21, 2004

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 10:03 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine
Jan 21, 19:10 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 21, 21:05 UTC	New Moon in Aquarius	1°10' Aquarius

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