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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1946?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1946, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°31' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1946. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°04' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 18°33' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1946
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°31'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jan 20, 1946 into Aquarius
Moon	12°17'19" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1946	Jan 4, 1946 into Aquarius
Mercury	21°40'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 3, 1945	Jan 9, 1946 into Capricorn
Venus	5°33'38" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 30, 1945	Jan 22, 1946 into Aquarius
Mars	27°22'54" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1945	Apr 22, 1946 into Leo
Jupiter	25°05'42" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	22°08'59" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	14°21'06" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	8°36'27" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°14'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	29°20'47" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 3, 1946

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 12:15 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Capricorn	12°32' Capricorn

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