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Where Were the Planets on January 22, 2012?

Quick Answer

On January 22, 2012, the Sun was in Aquarius (1°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 22, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°39' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 28°21' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 22, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°51'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 2012	Feb 19, 2012 into Pisces
Moon	21°32'30" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 20, 2012	Jan 23, 2012 into Aquarius
Mercury	21°33'20" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 2012	Jan 27, 2012 into Aquarius
Venus	10°00'14" Pisces	Direct	Jan 14, 2012	Feb 8, 2012 into Aries
Mars	23°04'41" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Nov 11, 2011	Jul 3, 2012 into Libra
Jupiter	1°39'00" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	29°16'46" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	1°25'19" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	29°33'52" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	8°04'22" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	11°50'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 22, 2012

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 22, 01:19 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jan 22, 06:35 UTC	The Sun square Jupiter	Exact square

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