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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 2010?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 2010, the Sun was in Aquarius (3°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°31' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°23' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°22'21" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2010	Feb 18, 2010 into Pisces
Moon	3°55'14" Taurus	Direct	Jan 23, 2010	Jan 25, 2010 into Gemini
Mercury	9°02'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 2009	Feb 10, 2010 into Aquarius
Venus	6°09'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Feb 11, 2010 into Pisces
Mars	12°18'25" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°12'58" Pisces	Direct	Jan 18, 2010	Jun 6, 2010 into Aries
Saturn	4°33'46" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	23°50'30" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	25°19'35" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	4°05'24" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	20°26'22" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 23, 2010

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 04:39 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jan 23, 10:54 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	3°19' Taurus

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