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Where Were the Planets on January 23, 1917?

Quick Answer

On January 23, 1917, the Sun was in Aquarius (2°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 23, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°53' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°07' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 23, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°56'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1917	Feb 19, 1917 into Pisces
Moon	5°30'55" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 23, 1917	Jan 25, 1917 into Pisces
Mercury	23°28'28" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1917	Feb 15, 1917 into Aquarius
Venus	10°02'36" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 15, 1917	Feb 8, 1917 into Aquarius
Mars	10°58'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1917	Feb 16, 1917 into Pisces
Jupiter	27°18'10" Aries	Direct	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	26°40'28" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	18°44'53" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	3°31'20" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°49'21" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	19°10'28" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 23, 1917

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 23, 03:18 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 23, 07:28 UTC	Partial Solar Eclipse in Aquarius	2°45' Aquarius

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