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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1993?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1993, the Sun was in Capricorn (15°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°03' Taurus at midnight UTC to 12°29' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°10'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1992	Jan 20, 1993 into Aquarius
Moon	5°43'55" Gemini	Direct	Jan 5, 1993	Jan 7, 1993 into Cancer
Mercury	4°25'12" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1993	Jan 21, 1993 into Aquarius
Venus	1°39'13" Pisces	Direct	Jan 3, 1993	Feb 2, 1993 into Aries
Mars	18°38'27" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1992	Apr 27, 1993 into Leo
Jupiter	13°50'07" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	16°49'55" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	17°56'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°31'34" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	24°44'23" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	20°10'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 5, 1993

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 01:41 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Jan 5, 18:17 UTC	Mars opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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