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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 2000?

Quick Answer

On January 21, 2000, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

The Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo was the day's main event. Mercury met Neptune in Aquarius. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°31' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°22' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°44'48" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2000	Feb 19, 2000 into Pisces
Moon	4°58'52" Leo	Direct	Jan 21, 2000	Jan 23, 2000 into Virgo
Mercury	4°20'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 18, 2000	Feb 5, 2000 into Pisces
Venus	25°55'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 31, 1999	Jan 24, 2000 into Capricorn
Mars	13°27'20" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 2000	Feb 12, 2000 into Aries
Jupiter	26°42'50" Aries	Direct	Oct 23, 1999	Feb 14, 2000 into Taurus
Saturn	10°22'13" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	15°53'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	3°56'12" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°05'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	3°59'08" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 21, 2000

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 21, 03:58 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 21, 04:43 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Leo	0°28' Leo
Jan 21, 06:06 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Born on January 21, 2000?

The Sun, Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day is an Aquarius several times over. Mercury and Neptune 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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