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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 2020?

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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.

Mars moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius.

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
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°33'29" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon15°50'57" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury8°20'13" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Venus17°28'17" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mars0°04'01" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter7°14'50" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn21°41'15" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus2°40'33" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune16°19'06" PiscesDirect into Aries
Pluto22°28'05" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node8°06'41" CancerDirect into Gemini

Sky Events on January 3, 2020

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

DateEventDetail
First Quarter Moon in Aries12°15' Aries
Mars enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on January 3, 2020?

The Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Saturn and Pluto sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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