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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 2025?

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On January 1, 2025, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°54' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°26' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°19'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2024	Jan 19, 2025 into Aquarius
Moon	0°39'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 1, 2025	Jan 3, 2025 into Pisces
Mercury	20°31'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 2024	Jan 8, 2025 into Capricorn
Venus	28°14'55" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 2024	Jan 3, 2025 into Pisces
Mars	1°45'07" Leo	Retrograde	Nov 4, 2024	Jan 6, 2025 into Cancer
Jupiter	13°09'43" Gemini	Retrograde	May 25, 2024	Jun 9, 2025 into Cancer
Saturn	14°33'37" Pisces	Direct	Mar 7, 2023	May 25, 2025 into Aries
Uranus	23°37'24" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	27°18'29" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	1°04'47" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	1°28'15" Aries	Direct	Jul 12, 2023	Jan 29, 2025 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 1, 2025

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 10:49 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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