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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 2016?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 2016, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°20' Gemini at midnight UTC to 5°56' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°52'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2016	Feb 19, 2016 into Pisces
Moon	29°10'06" Gemini	Direct	Jan 19, 2016	Jan 21, 2016 into Cancer
Mercury	16°19'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 8, 2016	Feb 13, 2016 into Aquarius
Venus	27°06'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 30, 2015	Jan 23, 2016 into Capricorn
Mars	9°36'53" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 3, 2016	Mar 6, 2016 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	22°57'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	13°13'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	16°51'25" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	8°07'16" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	15°45'12" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	24°31'25" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on January 21, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 13:27 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on January 21, 2016?

Mercury and Pluto sat less than a degree 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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