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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 2009?

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On January 1, 2009, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (21% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Mercury moved from Capricorn into Aquarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°46' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°06' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 2009
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°12'35" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon5°55'04" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury0°06'49" AquariusDirect into Capricorn
Venus27°47'46" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars3°53'49" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter29°02'12" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn21°45'57" VirgoStationing direct into Libra
Uranus19°15'05" PiscesDirect into Aries
Neptune22°27'09" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Pluto1°16'28" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node10°55'57" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 1, 2009

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters PiscesLeaves Aquarius
Mercury enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on January 1, 2009?

The Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mercury and Jupiter sat 1 degrees 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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