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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1912?

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On January 3, 1912, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°57' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°11' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°46'03" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1911	Jan 21, 1912 into Aquarius
Moon	26°33'07" Gemini	Direct	Jan 1, 1912	Jan 3, 1912 into Cancer
Mercury	24°24'01" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 27, 1911	Jan 15, 1912 into Capricorn
Venus	28°30'16" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 9, 1911	Jan 4, 1912 into Sagittarius
Mars	24°27'14" Taurus	Direct	Nov 30, 1911	Jan 30, 1912 into Gemini
Jupiter	5°02'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	13°26'59" Taurus	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	28°23'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	22°41'56" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	27°42'46" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	26°58'49" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 3, 1912

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 09:38 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jan 3, 17:24 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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