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Where Were the Planets on January 8, 2074?

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On January 8, 2074, the Sun is in Capricorn (18°33' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (79% illuminated). Mars, Jupiter and Neptune are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 8, 2074. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°48' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 8, 2074
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°33'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2073	Jan 19, 2074 into Aquarius
Moon	23°47'24" Taurus	Direct	Jan 6, 2074	Jan 9, 2074 into Gemini
Mercury	4°13'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2074	Mar 13, 2074 into Pisces
Venus	22°42'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2073	Jan 14, 2074 into Aquarius
Mars	5°23'03" Virgo	Stationing direct	Dec 4, 2073	Feb 2, 2074 into Leo
Jupiter	11°04'58" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 17, 2073	Sep 11, 2074 into Virgo
Saturn	3°35'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 6, 2073	Dec 3, 2076 into Capricorn
Uranus	7°18'35" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 2072	Mar 2, 2079 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°30'40" Cancer	Retrograde	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	5°48'21" Aries	Direct	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	13°23'15" Leo	Direct	Feb 28, 2073	Sep 18, 2074 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 8, 2074

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 8, 01:47 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Jan 8, 10:49 UTC	The Sun opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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