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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 2023?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 2023, the Sun was in Capricorn (12°49' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (89% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 2023. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°36' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°47' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 2023
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°49'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2022	Jan 20, 2023 into Aquarius
Moon	4°43'11" Gemini	Direct	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 5, 2023 into Cancer
Mercury	21°50'10" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 6, 2022	Feb 11, 2023 into Aquarius
Venus	0°30'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 27, 2023 into Pisces
Mars	8°42'33" Gemini	Retrograde	Aug 20, 2022	Mar 25, 2023 into Cancer
Jupiter	1°30'05" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 2022	May 16, 2023 into Taurus
Saturn	22°40'15" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 17, 2020	Mar 7, 2023 into Pisces
Uranus	15°06'16" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	22°54'56" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	27°44'13" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	10°04'27" Taurus	Direct	Dec 23, 2021	Jul 12, 2023 into Aries

Sky Events on January 3, 2023

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 02:09 UTC	Venus enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 3, 02:44 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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