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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1926?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1926, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°22' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°10' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°22'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1925	Jan 20, 1926 into Aquarius
Moon	0°16'46" Virgo	Direct	Jan 3, 1926	Jan 5, 1926 into Libra
Mercury	20°03'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 5, 1925	Jan 11, 1926 into Capricorn
Venus	22°14'48" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 5, 1925	Apr 6, 1926 into Pisces
Mars	4°26'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 28, 1925	Feb 9, 1926 into Capricorn
Jupiter	29°24'39" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 1924	Jan 6, 1926 into Aquarius
Saturn	23°02'15" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	22°01'12" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	24°25'32" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	13°41'55" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	26°10'27" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 3, 1926

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 11:25 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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