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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1923?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1923, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°30' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°28' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°22'09" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1922	Jan 21, 1923 into Aquarius
Moon	1°02'02" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 17, 1923	Jan 19, 1923 into Pisces
Mercury	14°18'39" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1923	Feb 6, 1923 into Capricorn
Venus	10°59'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 2, 1923	Feb 6, 1923 into Capricorn
Mars	27°07'56" Pisces	Direct	Dec 11, 1922	Jan 21, 1923 into Aries
Jupiter	15°39'18" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	19°58'36" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	11°04'21" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	17°21'18" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	9°50'01" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°28'13" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on January 17, 1923

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 02:41 UTC	New Moon in Capricorn	25°58' Capricorn
Jan 17, 10:05 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 17, 14:36 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square

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