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Where Were the Planets on January 21, 2024?

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On January 21, 2024, the Sun was in Aquarius (0°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Pluto entered Aquarius, a sign change that comes around once every 248 years or so.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 21, 2024. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°28' Gemini at midnight UTC to 18°23' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 21, 2024
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun0°55'40" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Moon11°57'20" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury8°55'16" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus27°42'07" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars12°39'30" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter6°21'37" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Saturn5°16'09" PiscesDirect into Aries
Uranus19°06'11" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune25°29'14" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto0°00'53" AquariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node19°47'34" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on January 21, 2024

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

DateEventDetail
Pluto enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on January 21, 2024?

The Sun and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, 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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