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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 2025?

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On January 17, 2025, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Neptune. Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°46' Virgo at midnight UTC to 16°07' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 2025
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°37'31" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon9°59'25" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury13°20'30" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus14°36'01" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars25°39'18" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Jupiter11°49'21" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Saturn15°56'21" PiscesDirect into Aries
Uranus23°20'14" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune27°36'02" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto1°35'10" AquariusDirect into Pisces
North Node0°37'25" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on January 17, 2025

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun sextile NeptuneCreative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.

Born on January 17, 2025?

Venus, Saturn and Neptune were all in Pisces, so everyone born that day carries a strong Pisces streak alongside their Capricorn Sun. Venus and Saturn sat 1 degrees apart in Pisces, 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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