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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 2017?

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On January 1, 2017, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Mars met Neptune in Pisces. Drive goes soft or sideways. Better for compassionate action than for a fight.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°50' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 24°37' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 2017
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°15'54" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon18°13'01" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury2°42'26" CapricornRetrograde into Sagittarius
Venus28°02'01" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars9°54'05" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter21°11'58" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn21°25'39" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus20°33'44" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune9°45'00" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto16°57'34" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node6°12'06" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on January 1, 2017

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars conjunct NeptuneDrive goes soft or sideways. Better for compassionate action than for a fight.

Born on January 1, 2017?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mars and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, 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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