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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 2026?

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On January 8, 2026, the Sun was in Capricorn (18°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Venus met Mars in Capricorn. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 2026. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°10' Virgo at midnight UTC to 29°56' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 2026
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun18°12'37" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon23°36'30" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury10°15'41" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus18°38'35" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars18°27'16" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter20°21'30" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Saturn26°38'41" PiscesDirect into Aries
Uranus27°45'44" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune29°37'07" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto2°56'54" AquariusDirect into Pisces
North Node11°46'19" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 8, 2026

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus conjunct MarsDesire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Born on January 8, 2026?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Venus and Mars sat less than a degree 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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