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Where Were the Planets on January 11, 2003?

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On January 11, 2003, the Sun was in Capricorn (20°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (59% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Capricorn while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 11, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°10' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°59' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 11, 2003
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun20°50'27" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon1°05'06" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury21°37'34" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus3°58'54" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mars26°20'15" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter15°51'14" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Saturn23°40'34" GeminiRetrograde into Cancer
Uranus26°45'06" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Neptune9°56'16" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Pluto18°38'46" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node6°28'40" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on January 11, 2003

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries
The Sun conjunct MercuryMind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on January 11, 2003?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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