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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1947?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1947, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°16' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1947. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°25' Taurus at midnight UTC to 27°53' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1947
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°16'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1946	Jan 20, 1947 into Aquarius
Moon	20°37'03" Taurus	Direct	Jan 2, 1947	Jan 4, 1947 into Gemini
Mercury	0°39'06" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1947	Jan 21, 1947 into Aquarius
Venus	28°19'11" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 1946	Jan 5, 1947 into Sagittarius
Mars	12°58'50" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 17, 1946	Jan 25, 1947 into Aquarius
Jupiter	20°47'49" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1946	Oct 24, 1947 into Sagittarius
Saturn	7°12'50" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	18°51'27" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	10°46'58" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	12°50'37" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	10°01'06" Gemini	Direct	Dec 22, 1945	Jul 11, 1947 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 3, 1947

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 01:46 UTC	Mercury enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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