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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1933?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1933, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°31' Aries at midnight UTC to 16°42' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°41'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1932	Jan 20, 1933 into Aquarius
Moon	10°39'03" Aries	Direct	Jan 2, 1933	Jan 5, 1933 into Taurus
Mercury	23°03'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 2, 1932	Jan 8, 1933 into Capricorn
Venus	16°23'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 21, 1932	Jan 14, 1933 into Capricorn
Mars	18°30'19" Virgo	Direct	Nov 13, 1932	Jul 6, 1933 into Libra
Jupiter	23°14'01" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	4°19'09" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	19°27'35" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	10°03'24" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	22°33'36" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°46'16" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 3, 1933

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 15:12 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square
Jan 3, 16:24 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	12°52' Aries

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