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Where Were the Planets on January 15, 2000?

Quick Answer

On January 15, 2000, the Sun was in Capricorn (24°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (60% illuminated). No planets were 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 15, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°38' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°35' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 15, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°38'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1999	Jan 20, 2000 into Aquarius
Moon	6°34'20" Taurus	Direct	Jan 15, 2000	Jan 17, 2000 into Gemini
Mercury	24°17'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1999	Jan 18, 2000 into Aquarius
Venus	18°35'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 31, 1999	Jan 24, 2000 into Capricorn
Mars	8°49'01" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 2000	Feb 12, 2000 into Aries
Jupiter	26°08'45" Aries	Direct	Oct 23, 1999	Feb 14, 2000 into Taurus
Saturn	10°17'57" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	15°32'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	3°42'35" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	11°55'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	4°18'11" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 15, 2000

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 60% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 15, 00:37 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, 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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