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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1918?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1918, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°21' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°27' Libra at midnight UTC to 20°27' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°21'35" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1917	Jan 20, 1918 into Aquarius
Moon	14°26'34" Libra	Direct	Jan 4, 1918	Jan 6, 1918 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°24'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1917	Feb 10, 1918 into Aquarius
Venus	24°28'04" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1917	Apr 5, 1918 into Pisces
Mars	28°26'02" Virgo	Direct	Nov 2, 1917	Jan 11, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	2°13'18" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	13°06'44" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	21°34'40" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	6°17'59" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°17'31" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°47'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 5, 1918

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 11:49 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	14°21' Libra

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