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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 2004?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 2004, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°28' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Mars sextiled Neptune. Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°46' Gemini at midnight UTC to 26°40' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°28'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2003	Jan 20, 2004 into Aquarius
Moon	20°42'46" Gemini	Direct	Jan 3, 2004	Jan 6, 2004 into Cancer
Mercury	26°21'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	Jan 14, 2004 into Capricorn
Venus	18°44'19" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 21, 2003	Jan 14, 2004 into Pisces
Mars	11°54'39" Aries	Direct	Dec 16, 2003	Feb 3, 2004 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°54'06" Virgo	Stationing direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	9°22'52" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	0°15'27" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	11°50'37" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	20°39'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°28'02" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on January 5, 2004

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 09:11 UTC	Mars sextile Neptune	Inspired action. Good for dance, art, charity and following a hunch.

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