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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 2023?

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On January 17, 2023, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus 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, 2023. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°53' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°46' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 2023
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°05'38" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon26°46'27" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury8°12'48" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus18°01'11" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars8°15'49" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter3°31'12" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn24°10'24" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Uranus14°57'14" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune23°12'24" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto28°11'29" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node9°19'58" TaurusDirect into Aries

Sky Events on January 17, 2023

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on January 17, 2023?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. The Sun and Pluto sat 1 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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