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Where Were the Planets on January 5, 2056?

Quick Answer

On January 5, 2056, the Sun is in Capricorn (14°51' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Mercury and Neptune are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 5, 2056. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°03' Leo at midnight UTC to 23°44' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 5, 2056
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°51'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2055	Jan 20, 2056 into Aquarius
Moon	16°53'10" Leo	Direct	Jan 4, 2056	Jan 6, 2056 into Virgo
Mercury	16°02'20" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 6, 2055	Feb 10, 2056 into Aquarius
Venus	10°24'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 27, 2055	Jan 21, 2056 into Capricorn
Mars	4°11'47" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 2055	Feb 8, 2056 into Aquarius
Jupiter	18°40'16" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 27, 2055	Feb 24, 2056 into Aquarius
Saturn	3°41'08" Aries	Direct	Mar 22, 2055	May 20, 2057 into Taurus
Uranus	19°16'53" Libra	Direct	Sep 11, 2052	Nov 3, 2058 into Scorpio
Neptune	7°15'13" Gemini	Retrograde	May 12, 2052	Jul 3, 2065 into Cancer
Pluto	15°06'08" Pisces	Direct	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	1°43'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 20, 2054	Feb 6, 2056 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 5, 2056

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 5, 17:45 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Jan 5, 23:56 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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