Daily planetary positions 8 January 2026 – Astrological Ephemeris (00:00 UTC)

Geocentric, tropical, apparent, airless. Source: NASA JPL Horizons.

Daily astrological ephemeris for 8 January 2026. The Sun is in Capricorn at 17°. The Moon is in Virgo. Mercury and Venus are in Capricorn. Mars is in Capricorn. Jupiter continues retrograde in Cancer, and Uranus continues retrograde in Taurus.

Sun ♑ 17° Moon ♍ 17° 🌖 Mercury ♑ 10° Venus ♑ 19° Mars ♑ 19° Jupiter ♋ 21° ℞ Saturn ♓ 27° Uranus ♉ 25° ℞ Neptune ♓ 29° Pluto ♒ 05°

Daily ephemeris planetary positions on 8 January 2026 at 00:00 UTC including Sun, Moon and planets
Planet	Sign	Degree	Direction	Speed	Lon
Sun	♑ Capricorn	17°	n/a	+1.09°/d	288.79°
Moon	♍ Virgo 🌖	17°	n/a	+11.31°/d	167.62°
Mercury	♑ Capricorn	10°	Direct	+1.72°/d	280.02°
Venus	♑ Capricorn	19°	Direct	+1.36°/d	289.24°
Mars	♑ Capricorn	19°	Direct	+0.83°/d	289.32°
Jupiter	♋ Cancer	21°	℞ Retro	−0.14°/d	111.74°
Saturn	♓ Pisces	27°	Direct	+0.06°/d	357.45°
Uranus	♉ Taurus	25°	℞ Retro	−0.02°/d	55.17°
Neptune	♓ Pisces	29°	Direct	+0.01°/d	359.83°
Pluto	♒ Aquarius	05°	Direct	+0.03°/d	305.78°

Moon positions on 8 January 2026

Waning Gibbous Moon in Virgo 17° 🌖 - 19 days old - 69% lit - Lon: 167.62°.

00:00	06:00	12:00	18:00
♍ 17°	♍ 20°	♍ 23°	♍ 26°

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Planetary positions data — Zodiac Astrology Horoscopes. Positions rounded to nearest whole degree.

Daily planetary positions 8 January 2026 Astrological Ephemeris

Moon positions on 8 January 2026