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Where Were the Planets on January 19, 2009?

Quick Answer

On January 19, 2009, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (37% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 19, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°06' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 21°14' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 19, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°32'50" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2008	Jan 19, 2009 into Aquarius
Moon	15°12'22" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 18, 2009	Jan 20, 2009 into Sagittarius
Mercury	2°13'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 1, 2009	Jan 21, 2009 into Capricorn
Venus	16°35'45" Pisces	Direct	Jan 3, 2009	Feb 3, 2009 into Aries
Mars	17°33'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 2008	Feb 4, 2009 into Aquarius
Jupiter	3°14'51" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	21°26'55" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	19°53'02" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	23°02'55" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	1°54'13" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	9°58'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 19, 2009

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 19, 22:40 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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