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Where Were the Planets on January 3, 2053?

Quick Answer

On January 3, 2053, the Sun is in Capricorn (13°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Neptune is retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 3, 2053. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°17' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°32' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 3, 2053
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°34'25" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2052	Jan 19, 2053 into Aquarius
Moon	25°54'35" Gemini	Direct	Jan 1, 2053	Jan 3, 2053 into Cancer
Mercury	11°10'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 2052	Jan 14, 2053 into Aquarius
Venus	26°12'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 13, 2052	Jan 6, 2053 into Capricorn
Mars	6°07'11" Taurus	Direct	Dec 10, 2052	Feb 23, 2053 into Gemini
Jupiter	2°51'31" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 15, 2052	Apr 30, 2053 into Libra
Saturn	29°14'04" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 9, 2052	Jan 11, 2053 into Pisces
Uranus	5°07'06" Libra	Direct	Sep 11, 2052	Nov 3, 2058 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°24'57" Gemini	Retrograde	May 12, 2052	Jul 3, 2065 into Cancer
Pluto	11°22'24" Pisces	Direct	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	29°48'26" Virgo	Direct	Dec 30, 2052	Jul 20, 2054 into Leo

Sky Events on January 3, 2053

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 3, 15:03 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Jan 3, 18:25 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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