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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1916?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1916, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°30' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°38' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°49'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1915	Jan 21, 1916 into Aquarius
Moon	18°06'11" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 4, 1916	Jan 6, 1916 into Aquarius
Mercury	25°51'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1915	Jan 8, 1916 into Aquarius
Venus	11°59'15" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1915	Jan 20, 1916 into Pisces
Mars	29°41'10" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 7, 1915	May 28, 1916 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°52'08" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1915	Feb 12, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	12°57'47" Cancer	Retrograde	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	13°55'02" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	1°45'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 19, 1915	Mar 19, 1916 into Cancer
Pluto	2°03'15" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°30'31" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 5, 1916

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 04:45 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	13°31' Capricorn

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