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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 2001?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 2001, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (36% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°42' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°53' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°08'34" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2000	Jan 20, 2001 into Aquarius
Moon	24°46'35" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2000	Jan 1, 2001 into Aries
Mercury	15°05'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 23, 2000	Jan 10, 2001 into Aquarius
Venus	27°31'08" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 8, 2000	Jan 3, 2001 into Pisces
Mars	5°13'48" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 23, 2000	Feb 14, 2001 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	2°09'00" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	24°34'22" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	18°40'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	5°20'52" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	13°47'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	15°39'48" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 1, 2001

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 17:09 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Exact square
Jan 1, 22:13 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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