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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1921?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1921, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°51' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (53% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°06' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°15' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°51'57" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1920	Jan 20, 1921 into Aquarius
Moon	29°38'04" Aries	Direct	Jan 15, 1921	Jan 17, 1921 into Taurus
Mercury	27°18'41" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1920	Jan 19, 1921 into Aquarius
Venus	12°10'54" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1921	Feb 2, 1921 into Aries
Mars	9°26'57" Pisces	Direct	Jan 5, 1921	Feb 13, 1921 into Aries
Jupiter	18°37'00" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	24°38'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	3°32'31" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	12°48'13" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	7°29'23" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	2°07'35" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 10, 1919	Feb 26, 1921 into Libra

Sky Events on January 17, 1921

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 06:31 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	26°38' Aries
Jan 17, 12:39 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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