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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1916?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1916, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°08' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 25°16' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°47'37" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1915	Jan 21, 1916 into Aquarius
Moon	17°41'54" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1916	Jan 4, 1916 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°36'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1915	Jan 8, 1916 into Aquarius
Venus	9°30'22" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1915	Jan 20, 1916 into Pisces
Mars	29°46'49" Leo	Stationing direct	Oct 7, 1915	May 28, 1916 into Virgo
Jupiter	22°33'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1915	Feb 12, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	13°07'43" Cancer	Retrograde	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	13°48'48" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	1°48'49" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 19, 1915	Mar 19, 1916 into Cancer
Pluto	2°05'38" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°36'52" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 3, 1916

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 11:20 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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