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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 2018?

Quick Answer

On January 8, 2018, the Sun was in Capricorn (18°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (55% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°29' Libra at midnight UTC to 19°25' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 2018
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°08'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2017	Jan 20, 2018 into Aquarius
Moon	13°00'26" Libra	Direct	Jan 7, 2018	Jan 9, 2018 into Scorpio
Mercury	26°28'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 5, 2017	Jan 11, 2018 into Capricorn
Venus	17°57'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 25, 2017	Jan 18, 2018 into Aquarius
Mars	18°50'17" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 9, 2017	Jan 26, 2018 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	18°09'16" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 2017	Nov 8, 2018 into Sagittarius
Saturn	2°15'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 2017	Mar 22, 2020 into Aquarius
Uranus	24°35'09" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	12°05'03" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	19°02'01" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	16°30'10" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2018 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 8, 2018

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 12:08 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jan 8, 16:13 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jan 8, 19:59 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Jan 8, 22:25 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	18°35' Libra

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