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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 2006?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 2006, the Sun was in Capricorn (22°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 2006. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°21' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°48' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 2006
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°08'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2005	Jan 20, 2006 into Aquarius
Moon	0°36'21" Cancer	Direct	Jan 12, 2006	Jan 14, 2006 into Leo
Mercury	13°15'54" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 2006	Jan 22, 2006 into Aquarius
Venus	24°35'35" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 1, 2006	Mar 5, 2006 into Aquarius
Mars	14°25'55" Taurus	Direct	Jul 28, 2005	Feb 17, 2006 into Gemini
Jupiter	15°01'59" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 2005	Nov 24, 2006 into Sagittarius
Saturn	9°06'10" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	8°11'02" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	16°22'17" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	25°17'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°23'15" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 12, 2006

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 10:49 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

Born on January 12, 2006?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over.

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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