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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 2020?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 2020, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°33' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 2020. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°53' Aries at midnight UTC to 21°49' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 2020
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°33'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2019	Jan 20, 2020 into Aquarius
Moon	15°50'57" Aries	Direct	Jan 2, 2020	Jan 4, 2020 into Taurus
Mercury	8°20'13" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 2019	Jan 16, 2020 into Aquarius
Venus	17°28'17" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 2019	Jan 13, 2020 into Pisces
Mars	0°04'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 3, 2020	Feb 16, 2020 into Capricorn
Jupiter	7°14'50" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 2019	Dec 19, 2020 into Aquarius
Saturn	21°41'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 2017	Mar 22, 2020 into Aquarius
Uranus	2°40'33" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	16°19'06" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	22°28'05" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	8°06'41" Cancer	Direct	Nov 16, 2018	Jun 4, 2020 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 3, 2020

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 04:46 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	12°15' Aries
Jan 3, 09:36 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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