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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 2000?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 2000, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°33' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°37' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°30'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1999	Jan 20, 2000 into Aquarius
Moon	6°35'01" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2000	Jan 10, 2000 into Pisces
Mercury	12°55'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1999	Jan 18, 2000 into Aquarius
Venus	10°03'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 31, 1999	Jan 24, 2000 into Capricorn
Mars	3°23'36" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 2000	Feb 12, 2000 into Aries
Jupiter	25°37'16" Aries	Direct	Oct 23, 1999	Feb 14, 2000 into Taurus
Saturn	10°18'07" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	15°10'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	3°26'57" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	11°41'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	4°40'26" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 8, 2000

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on January 8, 2000?

Venus and Pluto sat 2 degrees apart in Sagittarius, 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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