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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1921?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1921, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°00' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 10°02' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°38'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1920	Jan 20, 1921 into Aquarius
Moon	4°02'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1921	Jan 7, 1921 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°51'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1920	Jan 19, 1921 into Aquarius
Venus	28°25'39" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1920	Jan 6, 1921 into Pisces
Mars	0°08'27" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1921	Feb 13, 1921 into Aries
Jupiter	18°54'41" Virgo	Stationing direct	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	24°47'57" Virgo	Stationing direct	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	2°59'35" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	13°06'33" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	7°43'42" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	2°45'43" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on January 5, 1921

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 03:57 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 5, 07:38 UTC	Mars enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Jan 5, 10:06 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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