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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1927?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1927, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1927. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°00' Cancer at midnight UTC to 27°38' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1927
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°23'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1926	Jan 21, 1927 into Aquarius
Moon	21°21'02" Cancer	Direct	Jan 15, 1927	Jan 18, 1927 into Leo
Mercury	19°18'00" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1927	Jan 24, 1927 into Aquarius
Venus	10°02'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1927	Feb 2, 1927 into Pisces
Mars	13°40'31" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	29°46'54" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	4°51'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	26°17'32" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	26°22'37" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	14°37'51" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°06'17" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on January 17, 1927

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 09:40 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jan 17, 22:27 UTC	Full Moon in Cancer	26°50' Cancer

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