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Where Were the Planets on January 7, 2016?

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On January 7, 2016, the Sun was in Capricorn (16°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

The Sun squared Uranus. Restlessness and disruption. Plans change at short notice.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 7, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°55' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 21°44' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 7, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun16°36'30" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon15°17'58" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury0°40'30" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Venus9°58'00" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars2°08'21" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter23°14'19" VirgoStationing retrograde into Libra
Saturn11°50'11" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus16°37'28" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune7°42'46" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto15°16'24" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node25°15'54" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on January 7, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun square UranusRestlessness and disruption. Plans change at short notice.

Born on January 7, 2016?

The Sun and Pluto 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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