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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 2020?

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On January 17, 2020, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). No planets were 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 17, 2020. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°14' Libra at midnight UTC to 3°17' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 2020
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°49'17" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon26°17'34" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury1°13'39" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Venus4°30'42" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars9°31'35" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter10°26'49" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn23°20'35" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus2°40'06" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune16°39'07" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto22°56'11" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node7°22'12" CancerDirect into Gemini

Sky Events on January 17, 2020

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Last Quarter Moon in Libra26°52' Libra
The Moon enters ScorpioLeaves Libra

Born on January 17, 2020?

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