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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 2012?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 2012, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°25' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°12' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°40'33" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2011	Jan 20, 2012 into Aquarius
Moon	1°18'03" Virgo	Direct	Jan 12, 2012	Jan 14, 2012 into Libra
Mercury	6°12'29" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 2012	Jan 27, 2012 into Aquarius
Venus	27°52'56" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 2011	Jan 14, 2012 into Pisces
Mars	22°17'46" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	0°53'48" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	28°54'42" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	1°06'32" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	29°14'00" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	7°43'51" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	12°21'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 12, 2012

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 09:44 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on January 12, 2012?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Venus and Neptune sat 1 degrees apart in Aquarius, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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