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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1900?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1900, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (21% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°07' Pisces at midnight UTC to 15°44' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°44'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1899	Jan 20, 1900 into Aquarius
Moon	8°28'02" Pisces	Direct	Jan 4, 1900	Jan 6, 1900 into Aries
Mercury	24°58'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1899	Jan 9, 1900 into Capricorn
Venus	11°57'59" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 20, 1900 into Pisces
Mars	17°20'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 13, 1899	Jan 21, 1900 into Aquarius
Jupiter	2°00'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	28°14'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 27, 1897	Jan 21, 1900 into Capricorn
Uranus	10°23'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	25°05'55" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	15°10'35" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	18°55'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 5, 1900

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 21% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 14:08 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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