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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.

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	Exact trine

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