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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1938?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1938, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1938. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°12' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°19' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1938
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°28'17" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1937	Jan 20, 1938 into Aquarius
Moon	1°15'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1938	Jan 5, 1938 into Pisces
Mercury	2°32'09" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 3, 1937	Jan 6, 1938 into Sagittarius
Venus	4°53'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1937	Jan 23, 1938 into Aquarius
Mars	9°39'27" Pisces	Direct	Dec 21, 1937	Jan 30, 1938 into Aries
Jupiter	3°12'30" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1937	May 14, 1938 into Pisces
Saturn	29°17'21" Pisces	Direct	Oct 18, 1937	Jan 14, 1938 into Aries
Uranus	9°48'34" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	21°07'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°21'21" Cancer	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1937	Aug 3, 1938 into Leo
North Node	4°04'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 3, 1938

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 09:31 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 3, 16:45 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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