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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 1999?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 1999, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Venus moved from Capricorn into Aquarius. Mercury trined Saturn. Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 1999. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°47' Leo at midnight UTC to 21°18' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 1999
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°40'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1998	Jan 20, 1999 into Aquarius
Moon	14°36'03" Leo	Direct	Jan 3, 1999	Jan 5, 1999 into Virgo
Mercury	26°14'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 1, 1998	Jan 7, 1999 into Capricorn
Venus	29°46'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 11, 1998	Jan 4, 1999 into Aquarius
Mars	20°05'59" Libra	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Jan 26, 1999 into Scorpio
Jupiter	22°28'07" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1998	Feb 13, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	26°47'56" Aries	Direct	Oct 25, 1998	Mar 1, 1999 into Taurus
Uranus	11°08'19" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	1°11'17" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	9°14'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°12'50" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 4, 1999

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 16:25 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 4, 21:24 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.

Born on January 4, 1999?

Venus and Neptune sat 1 degrees apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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