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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 2072?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 2072, the Sun is in Capricorn (11°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Neptune are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 2072. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°33' Taurus at midnight UTC to 4°31' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 2072
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°55'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2071	Jan 20, 2072 into Aquarius
Moon	27°29'02" Taurus	Direct	Dec 31, 2071	Jan 2, 2072 into Gemini
Mercury	0°06'15" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 2072	Jan 21, 2072 into Aquarius
Venus	7°55'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 27, 2071	Jan 20, 2072 into Capricorn
Mars	23°59'55" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 11, 2071	Apr 23, 2072 into Leo
Jupiter	26°35'35" Taurus	Retrograde	Nov 30, 2071	Mar 10, 2072 into Gemini
Saturn	11°39'54" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 18, 2071	Dec 6, 2073 into Sagittarius
Uranus	28°51'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 28, 2065	Jan 22, 2072 into Capricorn
Neptune	14°06'24" Cancer	Retrograde	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	3°34'56" Aries	Direct	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	22°24'52" Virgo	Direct	Aug 12, 2071	Feb 28, 2073 into Leo

Sky Events on January 2, 2072

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 05:18 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Jan 2, 10:21 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 2, 16:18 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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