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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1906?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1906, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°39' Libra at midnight UTC to 28°44' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°29'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1905	Jan 20, 1906 into Aquarius
Moon	21°40'56" Libra	Direct	Jan 15, 1906	Jan 18, 1906 into Scorpio
Mercury	6°11'36" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 1906	Feb 2, 1906 into Aquarius
Venus	19°46'45" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 1906	Jan 25, 1906 into Aquarius
Mars	15°59'15" Pisces	Direct	Dec 27, 1905	Feb 4, 1906 into Aries
Jupiter	26°29'26" Taurus	Retrograde	Dec 4, 1905	Mar 9, 1906 into Gemini
Saturn	0°55'47" Pisces	Direct	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	5°39'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	8°32'27" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°06'25" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	22°15'39" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on January 17, 1906

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 02:15 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Jan 17, 11:58 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Jan 17, 20:49 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	26°52' Libra

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