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Where Were the Planets on January 6, 2017?

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On January 6, 2017, the Sun was in Capricorn (16°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (58% illuminated). Mercury was 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 6, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°06' Aries at midnight UTC to 2°10' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 6, 2017
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun16°21'43" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon25°06'54" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury29°07'38" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Venus3°23'04" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars13°40'33" PiscesDirect into Aries
Jupiter21°41'21" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn21°59'23" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus20°35'11" AriesDirect into Taurus
Neptune9°52'16" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto17°07'51" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node5°56'13" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on January 6, 2017

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on January 6, 2017?

Venus, Mars and Neptune were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day carries a strong Pisces streak alongside their Capricorn Sun. 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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