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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 2023?

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On January 1, 2023, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Venus met Pluto in Capricorn. Intense attraction, jealousy, and frank talk about what a relationship really is.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 2023. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°38' Taurus at midnight UTC to 16°13' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 2023
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun10°47'37" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon9°58'28" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury23°25'21" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus28°00'33" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars8°59'15" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Jupiter1°15'08" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn22°28'07" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Uranus15°08'20" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune22°52'56" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto27°40'24" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node10°10'48" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on January 1, 2023

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus conjunct PlutoIntense attraction, jealousy, and frank talk about what a relationship really is.

Born on January 1, 2023?

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