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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 2006?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 2006, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Jupiter. A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°52' Pisces at midnight UTC to 21°17' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 2006
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°59'23" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon14°07'16" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury0°55'07" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus28°57'20" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Mars11°59'03" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Jupiter13°51'13" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn9°41'15" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Uranus7°51'09" PiscesDirect into Aries
Neptune16°05'48" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Pluto25°00'56" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node8°48'40" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on January 4, 2006

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun sextile JupiterA generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.

Born on January 4, 2006?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over.

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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