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Where Were the Planets on January 29, 2004?

Quick Answer

On January 29, 2004, the Sun was in Aquarius (8°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 29, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°38' Taurus at midnight UTC to 17°32' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 29, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°54'48" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2004	Feb 19, 2004 into Pisces
Moon	11°37'03" Taurus	Direct	Jan 28, 2004	Jan 31, 2004 into Gemini
Mercury	17°30'11" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 2004	Feb 7, 2004 into Aquarius
Venus	17°52'28" Pisces	Direct	Jan 14, 2004	Feb 8, 2004 into Aries
Mars	26°52'55" Aries	Direct	Dec 16, 2003	Feb 3, 2004 into Taurus
Jupiter	17°52'35" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	7°34'50" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	1°27'03" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	12°43'24" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°25'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°11'47" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on January 29, 2004

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 29, 06:04 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	8°40' Taurus
Jan 29, 12:02 UTC	Venus opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Jan 29, 18:10 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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