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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1979?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1979, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 1979. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°11' Aries at midnight UTC to 21°36' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1979
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°33'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1978	Jan 20, 1979 into Aquarius
Moon	14°56'34" Aries	Direct	Jan 4, 1979	Jan 6, 1979 into Taurus
Mercury	25°09'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1978	Jan 8, 1979 into Capricorn
Venus	28°22'20" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1978	Jan 7, 1979 into Sagittarius
Mars	18°10'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1978	Jan 20, 1979 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°29'22" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 5, 1978	Feb 28, 1979 into Cancer
Saturn	13°48'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1978	Sep 21, 1980 into Libra
Uranus	19°53'38" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	18°59'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	19°08'44" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	20°59'17" Virgo	Direct	Jul 19, 1978	Feb 5, 1980 into Leo

Sky Events on January 5, 1979

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 11:15 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	14°31' Aries

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