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Where Were the Planets on January 9, 2002?

Quick Answer

On January 9, 2002, the Sun was in Capricorn (19°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

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 9, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°28' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°42' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 9, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°02'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2001	Jan 20, 2002 into Aquarius
Moon	1°07'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 9, 2002	Jan 11, 2002 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°45'01" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 2002	Feb 4, 2002 into Capricorn
Venus	17°51'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 26, 2001	Jan 19, 2002 into Aquarius
Mars	23°05'51" Pisces	Direct	Dec 8, 2001	Jan 18, 2002 into Aries
Jupiter	9°31'34" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	8°50'00" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	22°52'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	7°45'00" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	16°19'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	25°54'42" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 9, 2002

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 9, 09:57 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 9, 11:59 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Intuition is strong and facts are slippery. Good for poetry, bad for paperwork.

Born on January 9, 2002?

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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