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Where Were the Planets on January 29, 1917?

Quick Answer

On January 29, 1917, the Sun was in Aquarius (9°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (44% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 29, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°46' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°01' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 29, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°02'29" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1917	Feb 19, 1917 into Pisces
Moon	2°27'25" Taurus	Direct	Jan 29, 1917	Jan 31, 1917 into Gemini
Mercury	19°45'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 18, 1917	Feb 15, 1917 into Aquarius
Venus	17°31'49" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 15, 1917	Feb 8, 1917 into Aquarius
Mars	15°43'09" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1917	Feb 16, 1917 into Pisces
Jupiter	27°59'58" Aries	Direct	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	26°11'28" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	19°05'21" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	3°21'11" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°43'25" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°51'24" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 29, 1917

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 29, 07:34 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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