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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1919?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1919, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1919. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°46' Leo at midnight UTC to 17°02' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1919
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°20'21" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1918	Jan 21, 1919 into Aquarius
Moon	10°27'16" Leo	Direct	Jan 16, 1919	Jan 18, 1919 into Virgo
Mercury	4°47'11" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 1919	Feb 3, 1919 into Aquarius
Venus	9°23'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 10, 1919	Feb 2, 1919 into Pisces
Mars	22°07'55" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 20, 1918	Jan 27, 1919 into Pisces
Jupiter	8°45'57" Cancer	Retrograde	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	26°56'35" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	25°57'52" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	8°15'52" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°12'02" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°50'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 17, 1919

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 19:23 UTC	Mercury opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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