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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 2025?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 2025, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°58' Libra at midnight UTC to 3°46' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°41'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 2025	Feb 18, 2025 into Pisces
Moon	27°52'02" Libra	Direct	Jan 19, 2025	Jan 21, 2025 into Scorpio
Mercury	19°29'13" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 2025	Jan 28, 2025 into Aquarius
Venus	18°22'33" Pisces	Direct	Jan 3, 2025	Feb 4, 2025 into Aries
Mars	24°05'16" Cancer	Retrograde	Jan 6, 2025	Apr 18, 2025 into Leo
Jupiter	11°36'28" Gemini	Retrograde	May 25, 2024	Jun 9, 2025 into Cancer
Saturn	16°19'43" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 2023	May 25, 2025 into Aries
Uranus	23°17'53" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	27°41'36" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	1°42'55" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	0°24'42" Aries	Direct	Jul 12, 2023	Jan 29, 2025 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 21, 2025

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 12:28 UTC	The Sun conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Jan 21, 16:20 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 21, 20:31 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	2°03' Scorpio

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