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Where Were the Planets on January 27, 2026?

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On January 27, 2026, the Sun was in Aquarius (7°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (65% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 27, 2026. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°32' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°50' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 27, 2026
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°33'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2026	Feb 18, 2026 into Pisces
Moon	24°40'12" Taurus	Direct	Jan 25, 2026	Jan 27, 2026 into Gemini
Mercury	11°35'20" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2026	Feb 6, 2026 into Pisces
Venus	12°31'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 17, 2026	Feb 10, 2026 into Pisces
Mars	3°12'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 2026	Mar 2, 2026 into Pisces
Jupiter	17°52'51" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 9, 2025	Jun 30, 2026 into Leo
Saturn	28°12'21" Pisces	Direct	Sep 1, 2025	Feb 14, 2026 into Aries
Uranus	27°29'04" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 8, 2025	Apr 26, 2026 into Gemini
Neptune	0°01'22" Aries	Direct	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	3°33'11" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	10°45'57" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 27, 2026

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 27, 20:54 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jan 27, 23:00 UTC	Mars conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction

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