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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 1905?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 1905, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°11' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°53' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°27'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1904	Jan 20, 1905 into Aquarius
Moon	1°04'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1905	Jan 4, 1905 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°05'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 4, 1904	Feb 9, 1905 into Aquarius
Venus	24°00'26" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1904	Jan 7, 1905 into Pisces
Mars	24°10'50" Libra	Direct	Nov 20, 1904	Jan 13, 1905 into Scorpio
Jupiter	20°46'36" Aries	Direct	Aug 31, 1904	Mar 7, 1905 into Taurus
Saturn	18°42'17" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	0°46'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	6°39'10" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°19'10" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	12°23'00" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on January 2, 1905

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 10:08 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 2, 18:23 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Exact trine
Jan 2, 20:29 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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