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Where Were the Planets on January 28, 2011?

Quick Answer

On January 28, 2011, the Sun was in Aquarius (8°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 28, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°08' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°25' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 28, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°12'23" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2011	Feb 19, 2011 into Pisces
Moon	2°49'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 28, 2011	Jan 30, 2011 into Capricorn
Mercury	20°16'08" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 2011	Feb 3, 2011 into Aquarius
Venus	22°24'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2011	Feb 4, 2011 into Capricorn
Mars	9°50'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 15, 2011	Feb 23, 2011 into Pisces
Jupiter	1°04'32" Aries	Direct	Jan 22, 2011	Jun 4, 2011 into Taurus
Saturn	17°13'15" Libra	Retrograde	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	27°50'32" Pisces	Direct	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	27°38'28" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	6°16'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	0°50'48" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 28, 2011

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 28, 06:54 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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