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Where Were the Planets on January 16, 1917?

Quick Answer

On January 16, 1917, the Sun was in Capricorn (25°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 16, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°36' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°24' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 16, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°48'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1916	Jan 20, 1917 into Aquarius
Moon	25°57'56" Libra	Direct	Jan 14, 1917	Jan 16, 1917 into Scorpio
Mercury	2°00'29" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 1, 1917	Jan 18, 1917 into Capricorn
Venus	1°18'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 15, 1917	Feb 8, 1917 into Aquarius
Mars	5°28'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1917	Feb 16, 1917 into Pisces
Jupiter	26°37'04" Aries	Direct	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	27°15'00" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	18°21'32" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	3°43'08" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°56'50" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	19°32'42" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 16, 1917

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 16, 11:42 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Libra	25°48' Libra
Jan 16, 19:31 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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