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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 2019?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 2019, the Sun was in Capricorn (14°50' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Mercury moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 2019. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°35' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 14°40' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 2019
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°50'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2018	Jan 20, 2019 into Aquarius
Moon	8°39'04" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 4, 2019	Jan 7, 2019 into Aquarius
Mercury	0°31'16" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 2019	Jan 24, 2019 into Aquarius
Venus	27°59'17" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 2, 2018	Jan 7, 2019 into Sagittarius
Mars	2°57'48" Aries	Direct	Jan 1, 2019	Feb 14, 2019 into Taurus
Jupiter	12°42'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 8, 2018	Dec 2, 2019 into Capricorn
Saturn	11°54'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 2017	Mar 22, 2020 into Aquarius
Uranus	28°36'05" Aries	Stationing direct	Nov 6, 2018	Mar 6, 2019 into Taurus
Neptune	14°10'55" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	20°44'39" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	27°20'01" Cancer	Direct	Nov 16, 2018	Jun 4, 2020 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 5, 2019

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 03:39 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on January 5, 2019?

The Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over.

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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