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Where Were the Planets on January 28, 2004?

Quick Answer

On January 28, 2004, the Sun was in Aquarius (7°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 28, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°31' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°37' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 28, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°53'50" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2004	Feb 19, 2004 into Pisces
Moon	29°36'46" Aries	Direct	Jan 26, 2004	Jan 28, 2004 into Taurus
Mercury	16°08'32" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 2004	Feb 7, 2004 into Aquarius
Venus	16°40'27" Pisces	Direct	Jan 14, 2004	Feb 8, 2004 into Aries
Mars	26°14'58" Aries	Direct	Dec 16, 2003	Feb 3, 2004 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°57'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	7°38'42" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	1°23'48" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	12°41'08" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°24'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°14'58" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on January 28, 2004

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 28, 12:46 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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