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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1901?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1901, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°23' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°13' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°27'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1900	Jan 20, 1901 into Aquarius
Moon	23°20'01" Gemini	Direct	Jan 1, 1901	Jan 3, 1901 into Cancer
Mercury	1°30'24" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1901	Jan 21, 1901 into Aquarius
Venus	13°51'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 23, 1900	Jan 16, 1901 into Capricorn
Mars	11°58'00" Virgo	Direct	Nov 23, 1900	Mar 1, 1901 into Leo
Jupiter	26°31'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	7°59'43" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°26'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	27°27'04" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	16°13'13" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	29°41'45" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on January 3, 1901

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 23:35 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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