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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 1996?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 1996, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mars met Uranus. Volatile and sudden. Breakaways, rebellions and accidents. Mars moved from Capricorn into Aquarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°11' Leo at midnight UTC to 22°11' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°28'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1995	Jan 20, 1996 into Aquarius
Moon	16°11'24" Leo	Direct	Jan 7, 1996	Jan 9, 1996 into Virgo
Mercury	4°59'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1996	Jan 17, 1996 into Capricorn
Venus	21°49'40" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 21, 1995	Jan 15, 1996 into Pisces
Mars	0°01'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1996	Feb 15, 1996 into Pisces
Jupiter	1°10'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	19°56'23" Pisces	Direct	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	29°46'37" Capricorn	Direct	Jun 8, 1995	Jan 12, 1996 into Aquarius
Neptune	24°57'38" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	2°11'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°02'21" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 8, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 03:34 UTC	Mars conjunct Uranus	Volatile and sudden. Breakaways, rebellions and accidents.
Jan 8, 11:01 UTC	Mars enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on January 8, 1996?

The Sun, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mars and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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