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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1902?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1902, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1902. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°24' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°21' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1902
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°28'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1901	Jan 20, 1902 into Aquarius
Moon	29°21'37" Aries	Direct	Jan 15, 1902	Jan 17, 1902 into Taurus
Mercury	6°13'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 13, 1902	Feb 1, 1902 into Pisces
Venus	2°12'43" Pisces	Direct	Jan 11, 1902	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Mars	12°12'42" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 1, 1902	Feb 8, 1902 into Pisces
Jupiter	25°15'23" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	19°38'51" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	19°21'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°22'57" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 25, 1901	May 21, 1902 into Cancer
Pluto	17°00'43" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	9°37'35" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on January 17, 1902

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

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 06:38 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	26°15' Aries
Jan 17, 13:05 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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