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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1976?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1976, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Mars and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°37' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 11°27' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°14'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1975	Jan 20, 1976 into Aquarius
Moon	5°05'01" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1976	Jan 5, 1976 into Pisces
Mercury	0°51'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1976	Jan 25, 1976 into Capricorn
Venus	2°23'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1976	Jan 26, 1976 into Capricorn
Mars	16°44'55" Gemini	Retrograde	Nov 25, 1975	Mar 18, 1976 into Cancer
Jupiter	15°43'32" Aries	Direct	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	0°52'15" Leo	Retrograde	Sep 17, 1975	Jan 14, 1976 into Cancer
Uranus	6°28'09" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	12°36'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°40'33" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	19°07'53" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on January 3, 1976

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 02:32 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 3, 12:09 UTC	Mercury opposite Saturn	Exact opposition

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