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Where Were the Planets on January 26, 2011?

Quick Answer

On January 26, 2011, the Sun was in Aquarius (6°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (51% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 26, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°40' Libra at midnight UTC to 12°33' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 26, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°10'25" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2011	Feb 19, 2011 into Pisces
Moon	5°39'45" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 26, 2011	Jan 28, 2011 into Sagittarius
Mercury	17°20'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 2011	Feb 3, 2011 into Aquarius
Venus	20°11'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2011	Feb 4, 2011 into Capricorn
Mars	8°16'25" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 15, 2011	Feb 23, 2011 into Pisces
Jupiter	0°41'49" Aries	Direct	Jan 22, 2011	Jun 4, 2011 into Taurus
Saturn	17°13'31" Libra	Stationing direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	27°45'38" Pisces	Direct	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	27°34'09" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	6°12'40" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	0°57'09" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 26, 2011

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 26, 02:15 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 26, 09:56 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square
Jan 26, 12:57 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	6°13' Scorpio

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