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Where Were the Planets on January 1, 2004?

Quick Answer

On January 1, 2004, the Sun was in Capricorn (10°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (70% illuminated). Mercury and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 1, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°29' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°22' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 1, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°24'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2003	Jan 20, 2004 into Aquarius
Moon	3°27'41" Taurus	Direct	Jan 1, 2004	Jan 3, 2004 into Gemini
Mercury	28°22'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	Jan 14, 2004 into Capricorn
Venus	13°49'50" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 21, 2003	Jan 14, 2004 into Pisces
Mars	9°28'16" Aries	Direct	Dec 16, 2003	Feb 3, 2004 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°53'43" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	9°42'38" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	0°05'09" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	11°42'26" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	20°30'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°40'45" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on January 1, 2004

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 1, 05:01 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jan 1, 20:19 UTC	Mars square Saturn	Exact square

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