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Where Were the Planets on January 2, 2003?

Quick Answer

On January 2, 2003, the Sun was in Capricorn (11°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 2, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°10' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 14°05' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 2, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°39'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2002	Jan 20, 2003 into Aquarius
Moon	7°10'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 2003	Jan 4, 2003 into Aquarius
Mercury	28°27'17" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Dec 8, 2002	Feb 13, 2003 into Aquarius
Venus	25°05'19" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 2002	Jan 7, 2003 into Sagittarius
Mars	20°32'07" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 1, 2002	Jan 17, 2003 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°45'35" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	24°19'51" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	26°19'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	9°37'08" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	18°20'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	6°57'15" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 2, 2003

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 2, 20:23 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	12°01' Capricorn

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