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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 2017?

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On January 4, 2017, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (36% illuminated). Mercury was retrograde.

Mercury moved from Capricorn into Sagittarius.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°51' Pisces at midnight UTC to 4°19' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 2017
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun14°19'24" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon27°33'53" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury0°03'36" CapricornRetrograde into Sagittarius
Venus1°15'34" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars12°10'00" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter21°30'04" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn21°45'59" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus20°34'27" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune9°49'17" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto17°03'44" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node6°02'34" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on January 4, 2017

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury re-enters Sagittarius (retrograde)Leaves Capricorn
The Moon enters AriesLeaves Pisces

Born on January 4, 2017?

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

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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