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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1916?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1916, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°03' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°06' Gemini at midnight UTC to 0°55' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°03'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1915	Jan 21, 1916 into Aquarius
Moon	25°00'59" Gemini	Direct	Jan 15, 1916	Jan 17, 1916 into Cancer
Mercury	14°12'32" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 8, 1916	Mar 15, 1916 into Pisces
Venus	26°49'57" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1915	Jan 20, 1916 into Pisces
Mars	27°59'32" Leo	Retrograde	Oct 7, 1915	May 28, 1916 into Virgo
Jupiter	24°51'59" Pisces	Direct	Feb 4, 1915	Feb 12, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	11°59'14" Cancer	Retrograde	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	14°34'02" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	1°25'55" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 19, 1915	Mar 19, 1916 into Cancer
Pluto	1°49'34" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	8°52'24" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 14, 1914	Jul 3, 1916 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 17, 1916

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 18:55 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction
Jan 17, 22:06 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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