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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1920?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1920, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1920. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°57' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 20°46' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1920
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°05'36" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1919	Jan 21, 1920 into Aquarius
Moon	14°51'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 16, 1920	Jan 18, 1920 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°56'09" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 1920	Jan 27, 1920 into Aquarius
Venus	15°33'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1920	Jan 29, 1920 into Capricorn
Mars	24°09'18" Libra	Direct	Nov 30, 1919	Jan 31, 1920 into Scorpio
Jupiter	15°18'11" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1919	Aug 27, 1920 into Virgo
Saturn	11°06'31" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	29°43'48" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 16, 1919	Jan 22, 1920 into Pisces
Neptune	10°32'55" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°21'01" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°30'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on January 17, 1920

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 07:12 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine

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