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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 2013?

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On January 1, 2013, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (85% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Mars sextiled Uranus. Bold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern. Mercury sextiled Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°46' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°23' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 2013
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°14'22" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon27°03'30" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury1°24'44" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus20°23'17" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars5°04'22" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter7°43'38" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Saturn9°34'59" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus4°46'05" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune1°05'21" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto9°20'23" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node23°34'02" ScorpioDirect into Libra

Sky Events on January 1, 2013

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars sextile UranusBold, inventive action. Good for breaking a stuck pattern.
Mercury sextile NeptuneImagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo

Born on January 1, 2013?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. The Sun and Pluto sat 2 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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