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Where Were the Planets on January 9, 2022?

Quick Answer

On January 9, 2022, the Sun was in Capricorn (19°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Venus and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 9, 2022. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°56' Aries at midnight UTC to 22°26' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 9, 2022
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°11'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2021	Jan 20, 2022 into Aquarius
Moon	16°14'42" Aries	Direct	Jan 8, 2022	Jan 10, 2022 into Taurus
Mercury	8°11'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 2, 2022	Jan 26, 2022 into Capricorn
Venus	18°26'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 5, 2021	Mar 6, 2022 into Aquarius
Mars	19°09'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 2021	Jan 24, 2022 into Capricorn
Jupiter	2°15'34" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 2021	May 10, 2022 into Aries
Saturn	12°50'43" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 17, 2020	Mar 7, 2023 into Pisces
Uranus	10°51'20" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	20°50'18" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	26°12'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	29°05'04" Taurus	Direct	Dec 23, 2021	Jul 12, 2023 into Aries

Sky Events on January 9, 2022

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 9, 00:48 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Jan 9, 18:11 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	19°27' Aries

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