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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 2056?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 2056, the Sun is in Capricorn (26°04' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 2056. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°04' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 27°30' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 2056
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°04'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2055	Jan 20, 2056 into Aquarius
Moon	20°49'36" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 2056	Jan 17, 2056 into Aquarius
Mercury	6°36'30" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Dec 6, 2055	Feb 10, 2056 into Aquarius
Venus	23°57'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 27, 2055	Jan 21, 2056 into Capricorn
Mars	12°29'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 2055	Feb 8, 2056 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°14'07" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 27, 2055	Feb 24, 2056 into Aquarius
Saturn	4°22'03" Aries	Direct	Mar 22, 2055	May 20, 2057 into Taurus
Uranus	19°24'48" Libra	Direct	Sep 11, 2052	Nov 3, 2058 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°02'46" Gemini	Retrograde	May 12, 2052	Jul 3, 2065 into Cancer
Pluto	15°17'20" Pisces	Direct	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	1°08'04" Leo	Direct	Jul 20, 2054	Feb 6, 2056 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 16, 2056

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 22:14 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Capricorn	26°30' Capricorn

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