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Where Were the Planets on January 18, 2009?

Quick Answer

On January 18, 2009, the Sun was in Capricorn (28°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Mercury met Jupiter in Aquarius while Mercury was retrograde. Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 18, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°41' Libra at midnight UTC to 9°05' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 18, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°31'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2008	Jan 19, 2009 into Aquarius
Moon	2°56'04" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 18, 2009	Jan 20, 2009 into Sagittarius
Mercury	3°26'05" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 1, 2009	Jan 21, 2009 into Capricorn
Venus	15°36'25" Pisces	Direct	Jan 3, 2009	Feb 3, 2009 into Aries
Mars	16°47'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 2008	Feb 4, 2009 into Aquarius
Jupiter	3°00'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	21°28'52" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°50'36" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°00'47" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°52'13" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	10°01'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 18, 2009

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 18, 02:46 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	28°08' Libra
Jan 18, 06:20 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 18, 19:09 UTC	Mercury conjunct Jupiter	Big ideas and big talk. Good for teaching, planning and pitching.

Born on January 18, 2009?

The Sun, Mars and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Aquarius, 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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