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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1927?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1927, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°39' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 14°32' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°07'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1926	Jan 21, 1927 into Aquarius
Moon	7°33'50" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1927	Jan 5, 1927 into Aquarius
Mercury	27°37'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 1926	Jan 5, 1927 into Capricorn
Venus	22°28'31" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 16, 1926	Jan 9, 1927 into Aquarius
Mars	8°53'17" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	26°47'58" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	3°31'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	25°52'40" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	26°40'09" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°55'26" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°50'46" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 3, 1927

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 20:22 UTC	Annular Solar Eclipse in Capricorn	12°28' Capricorn

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