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Where Were the Planets on January 13, 2009?

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On January 13, 2009, the Sun was in Capricorn (23°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury 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 13, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°47' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°14' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 13, 2009
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°26'16" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon26°04'15" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury7°26'30" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Venus10°33'07" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mars12°58'57" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter1°49'58" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Saturn21°37'06" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Uranus19°38'57" PiscesDirect into Aries
Neptune22°50'24" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Pluto1°42'00" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node10°17'50" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 13, 2009

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo

Born on January 13, 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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