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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 2001?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 2001, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°54' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°22' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°09'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2000	Jan 20, 2001 into Aquarius
Moon	7°06'25" Aries	Direct	Jan 1, 2001	Jan 4, 2001 into Taurus
Mercury	16°42'40" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 23, 2000	Jan 10, 2001 into Aquarius
Venus	28°37'11" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 8, 2000	Jan 3, 2001 into Pisces
Mars	5°48'50" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 23, 2000	Feb 14, 2001 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	2°04'22" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	24°31'52" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	18°43'14" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	5°22'59" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	13°49'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	15°36'38" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 2, 2001

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 22:32 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	12°36' Aries

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