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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1909?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 1909, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°00' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°52' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°40'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1908	Jan 20, 1909 into Aquarius
Moon	26°56'31" Virgo	Direct	Jan 10, 1909	Jan 12, 1909 into Libra
Mercury	3°31'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1909	Mar 17, 1909 into Pisces
Venus	25°40'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1908	Jan 15, 1909 into Capricorn
Mars	1°33'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1909	Feb 24, 1909 into Capricorn
Jupiter	14°15'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	4°33'28" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	17°16'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	15°33'22" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°19'47" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	24°29'17" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 12, 1909

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 18:10 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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