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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 2010?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 2010, the Sun was in Capricorn (28°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (9% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°54' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 8°44' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°17'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2009	Jan 20, 2010 into Aquarius
Moon	2°48'59" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Jan 20, 2010 into Aries
Mercury	6°04'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 2009	Feb 10, 2010 into Aquarius
Venus	29°51'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 25, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Aquarius
Mars	14°10'56" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°05'25" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Jun 6, 2010 into Aries
Saturn	4°37'47" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	23°38'42" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	25°09'01" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°55'26" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	20°42'15" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 18, 2010

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 02:17 UTC	Jupiter enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 18, 06:17 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 18, 14:34 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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