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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 2018?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 2018, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Uranus 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 1, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°48' Gemini at midnight UTC to 10°05' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 2018
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°01'02" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon2°26'36" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury18°26'25" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Venus9°09'12" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars14°28'43" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter17°01'12" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn1°26'56" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus24°34'17" AriesStationing direct into Taurus
Neptune11°55'09" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto18°47'45" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node16°52'25" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on January 1, 2018

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on January 1, 2018?

The Sun, Venus, Saturn and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. The Sun and Venus sat 2 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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