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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1911?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1911, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1911. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°20' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°06' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1911
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°16'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1910	Jan 21, 1911 into Aquarius
Moon	0°16'59" Virgo	Direct	Jan 17, 1911	Jan 19, 1911 into Libra
Mercury	11°26'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 8, 1910	Feb 13, 1911 into Aquarius
Venus	8°42'25" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1911	Feb 3, 1911 into Pisces
Mars	19°41'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1910	Jan 31, 1911 into Capricorn
Jupiter	11°49'03" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 1910	Dec 10, 1911 into Sagittarius
Saturn	29°54'41" Aries	Direct	Dec 14, 1910	Jan 20, 1911 into Taurus
Uranus	25°20'43" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	20°00'42" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°22'48" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	15°34'01" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1910	Nov 7, 1911 into Aries

Sky Events on January 17, 1911

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 00:34 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jan 17, 11:30 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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