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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1909?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1909, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (24% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°53' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°54' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°46'04" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1908	Jan 20, 1909 into Aquarius
Moon	28°21'25" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 15, 1909	Jan 17, 1909 into Sagittarius
Mercury	11°42'08" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1909	Mar 17, 1909 into Pisces
Venus	1°54'15" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 15, 1909	Feb 9, 1909 into Aquarius
Mars	4°52'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1909	Feb 24, 1909 into Capricorn
Jupiter	14°00'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	4°53'32" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	17°33'50" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	15°24'59" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°14'46" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	24°13'24" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 17, 1909

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 12:39 UTC	Mars trine Saturn	Exact trine
Jan 17, 15:01 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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