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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 2025?

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On January 16, 2025, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°08' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°46' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°36'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2024	Jan 19, 2025 into Aquarius
Moon	27°29'50" Leo	Direct	Jan 14, 2025	Jan 16, 2025 into Virgo
Mercury	11°49'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 2025	Jan 28, 2025 into Aquarius
Venus	13°38'00" Pisces	Direct	Jan 3, 2025	Feb 4, 2025 into Aries
Mars	26°03'13" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 6, 2025	Apr 18, 2025 into Leo
Jupiter	11°53'02" Gemini	Retrograde	May 25, 2024	Jun 9, 2025 into Cancer
Saturn	15°50'40" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 2023	May 25, 2025 into Aries
Uranus	23°20'56" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	27°34'42" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	1°33'14" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	0°40'36" Aries	Direct	Jul 12, 2023	Jan 29, 2025 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 16, 2025

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 02:37 UTC	The Sun opposite Mars	Exact opposition
Jan 16, 16:45 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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