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Where Were the Planets on January 14, 2001?

Quick Answer

On January 14, 2001, the Sun was in Capricorn (24°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Mercury met Neptune in Aquarius. Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork. The Sun trined Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 14, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°39' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°46' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 14, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°23'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2000	Jan 20, 2001 into Aquarius
Moon	28°46'31" Virgo	Direct	Jan 12, 2001	Jan 14, 2001 into Libra
Mercury	6°33'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 2001	Feb 1, 2001 into Pisces
Venus	11°27'20" Pisces	Direct	Jan 3, 2001	Feb 2, 2001 into Aries
Mars	12°44'57" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 23, 2000	Feb 14, 2001 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°23'26" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	24°10'00" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2000	Apr 20, 2001 into Gemini
Uranus	19°20'27" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	5°49'18" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	14°13'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°58'30" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 14, 2001

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 14, 01:12 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.
Jan 14, 06:53 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.
Jan 14, 14:05 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

Born on January 14, 2001?

Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were all in Aquarius, so everyone born that day carries a strong Aquarius streak alongside their Capricorn Sun. 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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