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Where Were the Planets on January 31, 1917?

Quick Answer

On January 31, 1917, the Sun was in Aquarius (11°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (65% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 31, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°54' Taurus at midnight UTC to 4°25' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 31, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°04'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1917	Feb 19, 1917 into Pisces
Moon	28°12'46" Taurus	Direct	Jan 29, 1917	Jan 31, 1917 into Gemini
Mercury	19°40'10" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Jan 18, 1917	Feb 15, 1917 into Aquarius
Venus	20°01'33" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 15, 1917	Feb 8, 1917 into Aquarius
Mars	17°17'57" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1917	Feb 16, 1917 into Pisces
Jupiter	28°15'10" Aries	Direct	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	26°02'02" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	19°12'15" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	3°17'49" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°41'33" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°45'03" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 31, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 31, 04:47 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Jan 31, 15:25 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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