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Where Were the Planets on January 14, 1917?

Quick Answer

On January 14, 1917, the Sun was in Capricorn (23°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 14, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°54' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°06' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 14, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°46'46" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Jan 20, 1917 into Aquarius
Moon	0°58'56" Libra	Direct	Jan 14, 1917	Jan 16, 1917 into Scorpio
Mercury	3°56'24" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 1, 1917	Jan 18, 1917 into Capricorn
Venus	28°49'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Jan 15, 1917 into Capricorn
Mars	3°53'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1917	Feb 16, 1917 into Pisces
Jupiter	26°26'55" Aries	Direct	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	27°24'52" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	18°15'01" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	3°46'28" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°59'04" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	19°39'03" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 14, 1917

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 14, 08:27 UTC	Mars opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Jan 14, 10:04 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Jan 14, 12:41 UTC	Mercury conjunct Mars	Exact conjunction
Jan 14, 16:58 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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