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Where Were the Planets on January 13, 2026?

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On January 13, 2026, the Sun was in Capricorn (23°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (24% illuminated). Jupiter 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 13, 2026. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°22' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°12' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 13, 2026
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°18'17" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon24°17'38" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury18°12'32" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus24°55'56" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars22°19'06" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter19°41'02" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Saturn27°00'35" PiscesDirect into Aries
Uranus27°39'38" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune29°42'27" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto3°06'20" AquariusDirect into Pisces
North Node11°30'26" PiscesDirect into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 13, 2026

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on January 13, 2026?

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