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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 2012?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 2012, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°06' Aries at midnight UTC to 19°00' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°28'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2011	Jan 20, 2012 into Aquarius
Moon	13°04'59" Aries	Direct	Dec 31, 2011	Jan 2, 2012 into Taurus
Mercury	20°30'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 2011	Jan 8, 2012 into Capricorn
Venus	14°26'11" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 2011	Jan 14, 2012 into Pisces
Mars	20°13'59" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	0°26'24" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	28°19'13" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°51'08" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	28°54'26" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	7°20'29" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	12°56'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 1, 2012

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 06:06 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Jan 1, 06:15 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	10°13' Aries

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