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Where Were the Planets on January 4, 2030?

Quick Answer

On January 4, 2030, the Sun is in Capricorn (14°10' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Uranus are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 4, 2030. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°05' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 26°18' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 4, 2030
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°10'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2029	Jan 20, 2030 into Aquarius
Moon	19°14'29" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 2030	Jan 5, 2030 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°03'50" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 3, 2029	Feb 8, 2030 into Aquarius
Venus	17°31'01" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 5, 2029	Mar 6, 2030 into Aquarius
Mars	17°27'16" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 13, 2029	Jan 20, 2030 into Pisces
Jupiter	21°10'51" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 24, 2029	Oct 22, 2030 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°17'28" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 13, 2028	Jun 1, 2030 into Gemini
Uranus	15°25'46" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 26, 2026	Aug 3, 2032 into Cancer
Neptune	8°24'35" Aries	Direct	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	9°15'49" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	24°37'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 24, 2029	Apr 14, 2031 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 4, 2030

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 4, 02:50 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	13°47' Capricorn

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