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Where Were the Planets on January 22, 2016?

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On January 22, 2016, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Mercury met Pluto in Capricorn while Mercury was retrograde. Words carry weight. Secrets come out and research digs deep.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 22, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°57' Cancer at midnight UTC to 19°21' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 22, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun1°53'18" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon12°41'18" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury15°44'32" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus28°20'04" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars10°08'05" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter22°54'37" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Saturn13°18'33" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus16°52'47" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune8°09'11" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto15°47'13" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node24°28'15" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on January 22, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury conjunct PlutoWords carry weight. Secrets come out and research digs deep.

Born on January 22, 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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