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Where Were the Planets on January 7, 2010?

Quick Answer

On January 7, 2010, the Sun was in Capricorn (17°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were 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 7, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°58' Libra at midnight UTC to 24°28' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 7, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°04'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2009	Jan 20, 2010 into Aquarius
Moon	17°46'23" Libra	Direct	Jan 6, 2010	Jan 8, 2010 into Scorpio
Mercury	10°45'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 2009	Feb 10, 2010 into Aquarius
Venus	16°01'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 25, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Aquarius
Mars	17°31'48" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°42'03" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	4°36'59" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	23°16'12" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°47'05" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°32'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	21°17'12" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 7, 2010

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 7, 10:40 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	17°01' Libra

Born on January 7, 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 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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