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Where Were the Planets on January 20, 1917?

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On January 20, 1917, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 20, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°20' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 27°51' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 20, 1917
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun29°53'20" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Moon20°33'22" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury27°01'14" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Venus6°18'01" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mars8°37'00" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter26°59'30" AriesDirect into Taurus
Saturn26°55'14" CancerRetrograde into Leo
Uranus18°34'47" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Neptune3°36'24" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Pluto2°52'29" CancerRetrograde into Leo
North Node19°20'00" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 20, 1917

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Jupiter square SaturnExact square
Mercury square JupiterExact square
Mercury opposite SaturnExact opposition
The Sun enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

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