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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 2012?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 2012, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% 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 16, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°15' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°22' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°45'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2011	Jan 20, 2012 into Aquarius
Moon	27°19'00" Libra	Direct	Jan 14, 2012	Jan 16, 2012 into Scorpio
Mercury	12°14'19" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 2012	Jan 27, 2012 into Aquarius
Venus	2°44'37" Pisces	Direct	Jan 14, 2012	Feb 8, 2012 into Aries
Mars	22°44'45" Virgo	Direct	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	1°09'38" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	29°04'44" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	1°13'31" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	29°21'44" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	7°52'10" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	12°09'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 16, 2012

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 09:08 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	25°38' Libra
Jan 16, 16:33 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

Born on January 16, 2012?

The Sun, Mercury and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over.

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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