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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1912?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1912, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°47' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°37' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°01'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1911	Jan 21, 1912 into Aquarius
Moon	4°42'32" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 17, 1912	Jan 19, 1912 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°16'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 15, 1912	Feb 7, 1912 into Aquarius
Venus	15°03'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1912	Jan 29, 1912 into Capricorn
Mars	26°24'32" Taurus	Direct	Nov 30, 1911	Jan 30, 1912 into Gemini
Jupiter	7°42'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	13°18'33" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	29°12'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	22°18'18" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	27°27'23" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	26°14'20" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 17, 1912

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 02:27 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Jan 17, 23:12 UTC	The Sun trine Mars	Exact trine

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