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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 2014?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 2014, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 2014. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°25' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 19°30' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 2014
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°01'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2013	Jan 20, 2014 into Aquarius
Moon	12°00'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 2, 2014	Jan 4, 2014 into Pisces
Mercury	16°08'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 24, 2013	Jan 11, 2014 into Aquarius
Venus	25°46'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 5, 2013	Mar 5, 2014 into Aquarius
Mars	12°44'36" Libra	Direct	Dec 7, 2013	Jul 26, 2014 into Scorpio
Jupiter	15°46'51" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	20°34'52" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	8°42'36" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°17'50" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	11°20'41" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	4°07'59" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on January 3, 2014

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 00:16 UTC	The Sun square Mars	Exact square
Jan 3, 07:11 UTC	Mercury opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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