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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 2000?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 2000, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°55' Taurus at midnight UTC to 12°34' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°40'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1999	Jan 20, 2000 into Aquarius
Moon	5°13'31" Gemini	Direct	Jan 17, 2000	Jan 19, 2000 into Cancer
Mercury	27°36'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1999	Jan 18, 2000 into Aquarius
Venus	21°01'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 31, 1999	Jan 24, 2000 into Capricorn
Mars	10°21'52" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 2000	Feb 12, 2000 into Aries
Jupiter	26°19'25" Aries	Direct	Oct 23, 1999	Feb 14, 2000 into Taurus
Saturn	10°18'56" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	15°39'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	3°47'07" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	11°58'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	4°11'50" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 17, 2000

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 02:52 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square
Jan 17, 03:24 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jan 17, 10:27 UTC	Mars sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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