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Where Were the Planets on January 12, 2020?

Quick Answer

On January 12, 2020, the Sun was in Capricorn (21°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mercury met Saturn in Capricorn. Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations. Mercury met Pluto in Capricorn. Saturn met Pluto in Capricorn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 12, 2020. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°00' Leo at midnight UTC to 21°26' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 12, 2020
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	21°43'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2019	Jan 20, 2020 into Aquarius
Moon	14°12'48" Leo	Direct	Jan 11, 2020	Jan 13, 2020 into Virgo
Mercury	22°53'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 2019	Jan 16, 2020 into Aquarius
Venus	28°26'55" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 2019	Jan 13, 2020 into Pisces
Mars	6°08'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 3, 2020	Feb 16, 2020 into Capricorn
Jupiter	9°18'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 2019	Dec 19, 2020 into Aquarius
Saturn	22°45'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 2017	Mar 22, 2020 into Aquarius
Uranus	2°39'06" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	16°31'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	22°46'08" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	7°38'05" Cancer	Direct	Nov 16, 2018	Jun 4, 2020 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 12, 2020

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 12, 09:50 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Serious thinking. Good for contracts, edits and hard conversations.
Jan 12, 10:13 UTC	Mercury conjunct Pluto	Words carry weight. Secrets come out and research digs deep.
Jan 12, 17:04 UTC	Saturn conjunct Pluto	A hard reset of power and institutions. The last one was January 2020.

Born on January 12, 2020?

The Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Saturn and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, 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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