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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1901?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1901, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°52' Cancer at midnight UTC to 27°14' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°29'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1900	Jan 20, 1901 into Aquarius
Moon	20°35'54" Cancer	Direct	Jan 3, 1901	Jan 6, 1901 into Leo
Mercury	4°35'48" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1901	Jan 21, 1901 into Aquarius
Venus	16°20'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1900	Jan 16, 1901 into Capricorn
Mars	12°10'33" Virgo	Direct	Nov 23, 1900	Mar 1, 1901 into Leo
Jupiter	26°58'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	8°13'51" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°33'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°23'50" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	16°11'12" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	29°35'24" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on January 5, 1901

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 00:13 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	14°00' Cancer
Jan 5, 09:04 UTC	Venus opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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