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Where Were the Planets on January 6, 2028?

Quick Answer

On January 6, 2028, the Sun is in Capricorn (15°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Uranus is retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 6, 2028. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°48' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°36' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 6, 2028
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°41'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2027	Jan 20, 2028 into Aquarius
Moon	2°09'54" Taurus	Direct	Jan 6, 2028	Jan 8, 2028 into Gemini
Mercury	0°23'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 2028	Mar 13, 2028 into Pisces
Venus	21°43'34" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 19, 2027	Jan 13, 2028 into Pisces
Mars	2°13'17" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 2028	Feb 10, 2028 into Pisces
Jupiter	27°27'29" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 2027	Aug 24, 2028 into Libra
Saturn	21°11'03" Aries	Direct	Feb 14, 2026	Apr 13, 2028 into Taurus
Uranus	6°31'14" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 26, 2026	Aug 3, 2032 into Cancer
Neptune	3°59'48" Aries	Direct	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	6°07'36" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	3°13'18" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 18, 2026	Mar 7, 2028 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 6, 2028

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 6, 01:07 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Jan 6, 05:58 UTC	Mercury enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 6, 07:55 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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