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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 2023?

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On January 2, 2023, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Neptune while Mercury was retrograde. Imagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 2023. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°14' Taurus at midnight UTC to 28°35' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 2023
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°48'46" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon22°26'39" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury22°43'14" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus29°15'41" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars8°50'29" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Jupiter1°22'32" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn22°34'10" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Uranus15°07'17" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune22°53'55" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto27°42'18" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node10°07'37" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on January 2, 2023

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury sextile NeptuneImagination feeds the mind. Good for writing, design and listening.

Born on January 2, 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 2 degrees 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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