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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 2010?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 2010, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (22% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°39' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°43' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°19'12" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2010	Feb 18, 2010 into Pisces
Moon	26°40'26" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Jan 20, 2010 into Aries
Mercury	6°59'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 2009	Feb 10, 2010 into Aquarius
Venus	2°22'47" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Feb 11, 2010 into Pisces
Mars	13°27'02" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°32'17" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Jun 6, 2010 into Aries
Saturn	4°36'30" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	23°43'18" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	25°13'12" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°59'28" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	20°35'54" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 20, 2010

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 04:27 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 18:36 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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