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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 2071?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 2071, the Sun is in Capricorn (26°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase is Full Moon (100% illuminated). Neptune is retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 2071. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°23' Cancer at midnight UTC to 9°33' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 2071
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°26'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2070	Jan 20, 2071 into Aquarius
Moon	2°00'25" Leo	Direct	Jan 16, 2071	Jan 18, 2071 into Virgo
Mercury	11°01'24" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 2071	Jan 28, 2071 into Aquarius
Venus	20°41'32" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 30, 2070	Jan 23, 2071 into Pisces
Mars	6°54'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 7, 2071	Feb 16, 2071 into Aquarius
Jupiter	21°29'05" Aries	Direct	Mar 2, 2070	Mar 9, 2071 into Taurus
Saturn	1°15'05" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 25, 2070	Mar 27, 2071 into Libra
Uranus	25°35'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 28, 2065	Jan 22, 2072 into Capricorn
Neptune	11°24'52" Cancer	Retrograde	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	2°36'51" Aries	Direct	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	11°00'04" Libra	Direct	Jan 22, 2070	Aug 12, 2071 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 16, 2071

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 02:35 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	26°02' Cancer
Jan 16, 08:49 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 16, 18:09 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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