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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1936?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1936, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°18' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°16' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°57'08" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1935	Jan 21, 1936 into Aquarius
Moon	6°18'46" Taurus	Direct	Jan 3, 1936	Jan 5, 1936 into Gemini
Mercury	25°50'08" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 1935	Jan 6, 1936 into Aquarius
Venus	29°53'16" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 8, 1935	Jan 3, 1936 into Sagittarius
Mars	21°19'09" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 7, 1935	Jan 14, 1936 into Pisces
Jupiter	12°10'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	6°09'02" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	1°34'20" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	16°43'08" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	26°36'09" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°47'12" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 3, 1936

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 01:10 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Jan 3, 14:16 UTC	Venus enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Jan 3, 23:27 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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