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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1990?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 1990, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°34' Aries at midnight UTC to 21°39' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°52'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1989	Jan 20, 1990 into Aquarius
Moon	14°35'42" Aries	Direct	Jan 3, 1990	Jan 5, 1990 into Taurus
Mercury	23°54'21" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1989	Feb 12, 1990 into Aquarius
Venus	5°38'30" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 10, 1989	Jan 16, 1990 into Capricorn
Mars	12°06'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1989	Jan 29, 1990 into Capricorn
Jupiter	4°44'54" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	16°00'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°57'50" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°09'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°10'25" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	18°16'22" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 4, 1990

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 10:40 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	13°49' Aries

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