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Where Were the Planets on January 11, 2009?

Quick Answer

On January 11, 2009, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

The Full Moon fell at 21°02' Cancer. The Sun trined Saturn. Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 11, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°51' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°56' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 11, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°24'02" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2008	Jan 19, 2009 into Aquarius
Moon	26°25'52" Cancer	Direct	Jan 9, 2009	Jan 11, 2009 into Leo
Mercury	7°45'11" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Jan 1, 2009	Jan 21, 2009 into Capricorn
Venus	8°28'57" Pisces	Direct	Jan 3, 2009	Feb 3, 2009 into Aries
Mars	11°27'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 2008	Feb 4, 2009 into Aquarius
Jupiter	1°21'48" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	21°39'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°34'33" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	22°46'21" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°37'50" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	10°24'11" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 11, 2009

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 11, 03:27 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	21°02' Cancer
Jan 11, 17:40 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 11, 18:01 UTC	The Sun trine Saturn	Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.

Born on January 11, 2009?

The Sun, Mars and Pluto 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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