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Where Were the Planets on January 30, 1917?

Quick Answer

On January 30, 1917, the Sun was in Aquarius (10°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (55% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 30, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°02' Taurus at midnight UTC to 21°54' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 30, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°03'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1917	Feb 19, 1917 into Pisces
Moon	15°31'18" Taurus	Direct	Jan 29, 1917	Jan 31, 1917 into Gemini
Mercury	19°39'08" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Jan 18, 1917	Feb 15, 1917 into Aquarius
Venus	18°46'41" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 15, 1917	Feb 8, 1917 into Aquarius
Mars	16°30'33" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1917	Feb 16, 1917 into Pisces
Jupiter	28°07'29" Aries	Direct	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	26°06'44" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	19°08'48" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	3°19'30" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°42'29" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°48'13" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 30, 1917

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 55% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 30, 01:01 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Taurus	9°35' Taurus

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