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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1939?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1939, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 1939. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°02' Cancer at midnight UTC to 16°14' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1939
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°15'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1938	Jan 20, 1939 into Aquarius
Moon	8°37'38" Cancer	Direct	Jan 4, 1939	Jan 6, 1939 into Leo
Mercury	21°36'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1938	Jan 12, 1939 into Capricorn
Venus	0°26'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1939	Feb 6, 1939 into Capricorn
Mars	15°17'03" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 11, 1938	Jan 29, 1939 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°19'01" Pisces	Direct	Dec 29, 1938	May 11, 1939 into Aries
Saturn	11°39'12" Aries	Direct	Jan 14, 1938	Jul 6, 1939 into Taurus
Uranus	13°57'38" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	23°18'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	0°43'40" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 3, 1938	Feb 7, 1939 into Cancer
North Node	14°38'36" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 21, 1938	Oct 9, 1939 into Libra

Sky Events on January 5, 1939

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 05:04 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine
Jan 5, 21:13 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine
Jan 5, 21:30 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	14°40' Cancer

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