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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1905?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1905, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°54' Gemini at midnight UTC to 14°54' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°44'28" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1904	Jan 20, 1905 into Aquarius
Moon	8°21'53" Gemini	Direct	Jan 16, 1905	Jan 19, 1905 into Cancer
Mercury	3°07'18" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 4, 1904	Feb 9, 1905 into Aquarius
Venus	11°25'43" Pisces	Direct	Jan 7, 1905	Feb 3, 1905 into Aries
Mars	1°50'00" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 13, 1905	Aug 21, 1905 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	22°01'38" Aries	Direct	Aug 31, 1904	Mar 7, 1905 into Taurus
Saturn	20°20'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	1°38'55" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	6°14'29" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°04'07" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	11°35'20" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on January 17, 1905

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 01:50 UTC	Mars sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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