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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1918?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1918, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (27% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°29' Pisces at midnight UTC to 5°57' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°35'22" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1917	Jan 20, 1918 into Aquarius
Moon	28°45'35" Pisces	Direct	Jan 15, 1918	Jan 17, 1918 into Aries
Mercury	4°08'40" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1917	Feb 10, 1918 into Aquarius
Venus	28°21'04" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Dec 5, 1917	Apr 5, 1918 into Pisces
Mars	1°19'51" Libra	Direct	Jan 11, 1918	Feb 25, 1918 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°36'34" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	12°14'49" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	22°11'36" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	5°58'41" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°03'35" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	0°09'50" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 17, 1918

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 27% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 07:02 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Jan 17, 14:03 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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