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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 2028?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 2028, the Sun is in Capricorn (13°38' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is First Quarter (45% illuminated). Uranus is retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 2028. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°12' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°21' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 2028
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°38'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2027	Jan 20, 2028 into Aquarius
Moon	7°15'29" Aries	Direct	Jan 3, 2028	Jan 6, 2028 into Taurus
Mercury	27°13'30" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2027	Jan 6, 2028 into Aquarius
Venus	19°17'09" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 19, 2027	Jan 13, 2028 into Pisces
Mars	0°39'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 2028	Feb 10, 2028 into Pisces
Jupiter	27°24'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 2027	Aug 24, 2028 into Libra
Saturn	21°08'18" Aries	Direct	Feb 14, 2026	Apr 13, 2028 into Taurus
Uranus	6°34'54" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 26, 2026	Aug 3, 2032 into Cancer
Neptune	3°58'20" Aries	Direct	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	6°04'02" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	3°19'40" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 18, 2026	Mar 7, 2028 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 4, 2028

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 14:54 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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