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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 2018?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 2018, the Sun was in Capricorn (13°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°21' Cancer at midnight UTC to 10°22' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 2018
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°03'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2017	Jan 20, 2018 into Aquarius
Moon	2°54'19" Leo	Direct	Jan 3, 2018	Jan 5, 2018 into Virgo
Mercury	20°31'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 5, 2017	Jan 11, 2018 into Capricorn
Venus	11°40'11" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 25, 2017	Jan 18, 2018 into Aquarius
Mars	15°43'31" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 9, 2017	Jan 26, 2018 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	17°21'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 10, 2017	Nov 8, 2018 into Sagittarius
Saturn	1°40'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 2017	Mar 22, 2020 into Aquarius
Uranus	24°34'17" Aries	Stationing retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	11°57'51" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	18°51'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	16°46'04" Leo	Direct	Apr 28, 2017	Nov 16, 2018 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 3, 2018

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 07:22 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Jan 3, 17:43 UTC	Venus sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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