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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1904?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1904, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°14' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 0°13' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°58'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 23, 1903	Jan 21, 1904 into Aquarius
Moon	24°14'45" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 15, 1904	Jan 17, 1904 into Aquarius
Mercury	25°57'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 14, 1904	Feb 15, 1904 into Aquarius
Venus	14°33'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 5, 1904	Jan 30, 1904 into Capricorn
Mars	28°18'12" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 12, 1903	Jan 19, 1904 into Pisces
Jupiter	20°35'41" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1903	Mar 1, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	9°53'00" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	27°32'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°58'13" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	19°03'10" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	0°58'12" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 17, 1904

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 11:54 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Jan 17, 15:47 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	26°08' Capricorn
Jan 17, 23:32 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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