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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1914?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1914, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (67% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1914. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°28' Virgo at midnight UTC to 13°41' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1914
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°33'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1913	Jan 20, 1914 into Aquarius
Moon	6°36'23" Libra	Direct	Jan 17, 1914	Jan 19, 1914 into Scorpio
Mercury	21°29'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1914	Jan 22, 1914 into Aquarius
Venus	20°27'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 1914	Jan 25, 1914 into Aquarius
Mars	10°14'05" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 15, 1913	May 1, 1914 into Leo
Jupiter	29°01'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1913	Jan 21, 1914 into Aquarius
Saturn	11°48'28" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 26, 1913	Aug 24, 1914 into Cancer
Uranus	6°56'46" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	26°51'24" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	29°36'53" Gemini	Retrograde	Dec 28, 1913	May 26, 1914 into Cancer
North Node	17°31'46" Pisces	Direct	May 27, 1913	Dec 14, 1914 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 17, 1914

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 00:52 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 17, 18:54 UTC	The Sun opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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