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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 2011?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 2011, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°55' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°09' Aries at midnight UTC to 28°09' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°55'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2010	Jan 20, 2011 into Aquarius
Moon	22°08'42" Aries	Direct	Jan 10, 2011	Jan 13, 2011 into Taurus
Mercury	28°52'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 2010	Jan 13, 2011 into Capricorn
Venus	5°06'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2011	Feb 4, 2011 into Capricorn
Mars	27°18'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 7, 2010	Jan 15, 2011 into Aquarius
Jupiter	28°15'05" Pisces	Direct	Sep 9, 2010	Jan 22, 2011 into Aries
Saturn	17°03'22" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	27°15'43" Pisces	Direct	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	27°05'22" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	5°44'23" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	1°41'38" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 12, 2011

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 10:28 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jan 12, 11:32 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	21°54' Aries

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