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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1927?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1927, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°42' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°03' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°09'40" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1926	Jan 21, 1927 into Aquarius
Moon	5°52'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1927	Jan 7, 1927 into Pisces
Mercury	0°37'53" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1927	Jan 24, 1927 into Aquarius
Venus	24°59'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 16, 1926	Jan 9, 1927 into Aquarius
Mars	9°29'18" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°12'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	3°43'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°55'40" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	26°37'56" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°52'55" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°44'24" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 5, 1927

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 01:57 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 5, 02:10 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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