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Where Were the Planets on January 10, 2016?

Quick Answer

On January 10, 2016, the Sun was in Capricorn (19°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 10, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°21' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 2°04' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 10, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°40'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2015	Jan 20, 2016 into Aquarius
Moon	25°11'49" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 2016	Jan 10, 2016 into Aquarius
Mercury	28°40'00" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 8, 2016	Feb 13, 2016 into Aquarius
Venus	13°37'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 2015	Jan 23, 2016 into Capricorn
Mars	3°46'14" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 3, 2016	Mar 6, 2016 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	23°13'51" Virgo	Stationing direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	12°08'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°39'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	7°47'39" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	15°22'38" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	25°06'22" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on January 10, 2016

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 10, 01:31 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	19°13' Capricorn
Jan 10, 20:22 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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