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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 2016?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 2016, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

The Sun entered Aquarius, and Aquarius season began. Mercury squared Uranus while Mercury was retrograde. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°33' Gemini at midnight UTC to 22°19' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°51'13" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2015	Jan 20, 2016 into Aquarius
Moon	15°27'47" Gemini	Direct	Jan 19, 2016	Jan 21, 2016 into Cancer
Mercury	17°03'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 8, 2016	Feb 13, 2016 into Aquarius
Venus	25°52'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 2015	Jan 23, 2016 into Capricorn
Mars	9°05'35" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 3, 2016	Mar 6, 2016 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	22°59'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	13°07'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°50'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	8°05'23" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	15°43'10" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	24°34'36" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on January 20, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 20, 15:27 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 20, 18:26 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.

Born on January 20, 2016?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mercury and Pluto sat 1 degrees apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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