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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 1998?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 1998, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Venus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 1998. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°38' Aries at midnight UTC to 20°42' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 1998
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°56'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1997	Jan 20, 1998 into Aquarius
Moon	13°41'32" Aries	Direct	Jan 4, 1998	Jan 6, 1998 into Taurus
Mercury	21°59'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1997	Jan 12, 1998 into Capricorn
Venus	2°02'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 12, 1997	Jan 9, 1998 into Capricorn
Mars	14°18'35" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 18, 1997	Jan 25, 1998 into Pisces
Jupiter	23°11'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1997	Feb 4, 1998 into Pisces
Saturn	13°54'05" Aries	Direct	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	7°21'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	29°06'38" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	6°54'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	13°29'20" Virgo	Direct	Feb 27, 1997	Sep 17, 1998 into Leo

Sky Events on January 5, 1998

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 14:18 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	15°02' Aries

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