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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 1928?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 1928, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°33' Virgo at midnight UTC to 0°51' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°02'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1927	Jan 21, 1928 into Aquarius
Moon	24°44'45" Virgo	Direct	Jan 10, 1928	Jan 12, 1928 into Libra
Mercury	23°12'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1927	Jan 16, 1928 into Aquarius
Venus	10°05'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1928	Jan 29, 1928 into Capricorn
Mars	25°10'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 19, 1928 into Capricorn
Jupiter	28°12'07" Pisces	Direct	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	14°43'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	29°58'31" Pisces	Direct	Nov 4, 1927	Jan 13, 1928 into Aries
Neptune	28°44'20" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°58'27" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°02'28" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 12, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 22:17 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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