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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1924?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1924, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1924. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°46' Taurus at midnight UTC to 10°43' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1924
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°07'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1923	Jan 21, 1924 into Aquarius
Moon	4°44'34" Gemini	Direct	Jan 17, 1924	Jan 19, 1924 into Cancer
Mercury	16°24'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 10, 1923	Feb 14, 1924 into Aquarius
Venus	27°26'49" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1923	Jan 19, 1924 into Pisces
Mars	28°31'36" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 4, 1923	Jan 19, 1924 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	11°22'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 24, 1923	Dec 18, 1924 into Capricorn
Saturn	1°48'31" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 20, 1923	Apr 6, 1924 into Libra
Uranus	14°50'57" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	19°37'23" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	11°01'12" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°08'31" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on January 17, 1924

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 02:27 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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