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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 2003?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 2003, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°00' Taurus at midnight UTC to 18°53' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°51'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2002	Jan 20, 2003 into Aquarius
Moon	12°56'10" Taurus	Direct	Jan 11, 2003	Jan 13, 2003 into Gemini
Mercury	20°17'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 8, 2002	Feb 13, 2003 into Aquarius
Venus	5°00'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2003	Feb 4, 2003 into Capricorn
Mars	26°58'55" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 1, 2002	Jan 17, 2003 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°44'32" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	23°36'31" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	26°48'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	9°58'27" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	18°40'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	6°25'29" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 12, 2003

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 04:42 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square

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