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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 2016?

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On January 4, 2016, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). No planets 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 4, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°10' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 14°10' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°32'59" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon8°09'42" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury0°56'33" AquariusDirect into Capricorn
Venus6°18'41" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars0°29'36" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter23°13'02" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn11°31'11" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus16°35'47" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune7°38'08" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto15°10'09" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node25°25'26" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on January 4, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on January 4, 2016?

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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