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Where Were the Planets on January 7, 2020?

Quick Answer

On January 7, 2020, the Sun was in Capricorn (16°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 7, 2020. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°50' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°46' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 7, 2020
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°38'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2019	Jan 20, 2020 into Aquarius
Moon	5°15'47" Gemini	Direct	Jan 7, 2020	Jan 9, 2020 into Cancer
Mercury	14°44'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 2019	Jan 16, 2020 into Aquarius
Venus	22°21'34" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 2019	Jan 13, 2020 into Pisces
Mars	2°45'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 3, 2020	Feb 16, 2020 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°10'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 2019	Dec 19, 2020 into Aquarius
Saturn	22°09'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 2017	Mar 22, 2020 into Aquarius
Uranus	2°39'23" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	16°24'16" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	22°36'04" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	7°53'59" Cancer	Direct	Nov 16, 2018	Jun 4, 2020 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 7, 2020

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 7, 02:10 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jan 7, 06:27 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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