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Where Were the Planets on January 6, 2016?

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On January 6, 2016, the Sun was in Capricorn (15°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (14% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

The Sun met Pluto in Capricorn. Questions of power and control come up, and something hidden surfaces to be dealt with.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 6, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°24' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°55' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 6, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun15°35'19" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon2°38'00" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury0°57'27" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Venus8°44'51" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars1°35'31" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter23°14'05" VirgoStationing retrograde into Libra
Saturn11°43'54" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus16°36'51" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune7°41'12" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto15°14'19" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node25°19'05" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on January 6, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct PlutoQuestions of power and control come up, and something hidden surfaces to be dealt with.
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on January 6, 2016?

The Sun and Pluto 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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