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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 2010?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 2010, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (81% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Capricorn while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°14' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°49' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°01'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2009	Jan 20, 2010 into Aquarius
Moon	5°34'34" Virgo	Direct	Jan 4, 2010	Jan 6, 2010 into Libra
Mercury	14°43'12" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 2009	Feb 10, 2010 into Aquarius
Venus	12°15'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 25, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Aquarius
Mars	18°11'40" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°04'26" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	4°34'28" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	23°10'59" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°41'30" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°26'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	21°26'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 4, 2010

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 02:52 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Jan 4, 19:07 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on January 4, 2010?

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