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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1918?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1918, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°42' Virgo at midnight UTC to 26°33' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°19'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1917	Jan 20, 1918 into Aquarius
Moon	20°38'19" Virgo	Direct	Jan 1, 1918	Jan 4, 1918 into Libra
Mercury	12°04'28" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1917	Feb 10, 1918 into Aquarius
Venus	23°24'08" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1917	Apr 5, 1918 into Pisces
Mars	27°50'28" Virgo	Direct	Nov 2, 1917	Jan 11, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	2°22'07" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	13°14'31" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	21°28'52" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	6°21'02" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°19'55" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°54'19" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 3, 1918

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 09:30 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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