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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 2010?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 2010, the Sun was in Capricorn (18°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (39% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°28' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°37' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°05'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2009	Jan 20, 2010 into Aquarius
Moon	1°05'44" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 8, 2010	Jan 10, 2010 into Sagittarius
Mercury	9°35'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 2009	Feb 10, 2010 into Aquarius
Venus	17°17'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 25, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Aquarius
Mars	17°16'58" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 16, 2009	Jun 7, 2010 into Virgo
Jupiter	27°54'44" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	4°37'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 29, 2009	Apr 7, 2010 into Virgo
Uranus	23°18'02" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°48'59" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°34'38" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	21°14'01" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 8, 2010

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 39% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 10:00 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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