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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 1991?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 1991, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°36' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°52' Leo at midnight UTC to 27°06' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°36'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1990	Jan 20, 1991 into Aquarius
Moon	20°02'55" Leo	Direct	Jan 2, 1991	Jan 4, 1991 into Virgo
Mercury	23°42'36" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Dec 25, 1990	Jan 14, 1991 into Capricorn
Venus	27°51'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 12, 1990	Jan 5, 1991 into Aquarius
Mars	27°46'38" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Dec 14, 1990	Jan 21, 1991 into Gemini
Jupiter	11°43'56" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	25°57'14" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°52'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°12'41" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	19°39'45" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	28°59'52" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 3, 1991

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 10:27 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Exact trine

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