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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 2005?

Quick Answer

On January 20, 2005, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°48' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°47' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°32'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 2005	Feb 18, 2005 into Pisces
Moon	6°49'05" Gemini	Direct	Jan 19, 2005	Jan 22, 2005 into Cancer
Mercury	14°53'21" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 2005	Jan 30, 2005 into Aquarius
Venus	13°31'21" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 2005	Feb 2, 2005 into Aquarius
Mars	17°52'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 25, 2004	Feb 6, 2005 into Capricorn
Jupiter	18°36'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°20'32" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	4°47'16" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	14°32'20" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	23°23'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°17'31" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 20, 2005

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on January 20, 2005?

Mercury and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Capricorn, 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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