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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1928?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1928, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (26% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1928. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°31' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 0°26' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1928
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°08'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1927	Jan 21, 1928 into Aquarius
Moon	24°28'01" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 15, 1928	Jan 17, 1928 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°34'48" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 16, 1928	Feb 3, 1928 into Pisces
Venus	16°04'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 4, 1928	Jan 29, 1928 into Capricorn
Mars	28°50'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 1927	Jan 19, 1928 into Capricorn
Jupiter	29°01'13" Pisces	Direct	Sep 11, 1927	Jan 23, 1928 into Aries
Saturn	15°14'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 2, 1926	Mar 15, 1929 into Capricorn
Uranus	0°07'28" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	28°37'50" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°52'10" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°46'35" Gemini	Direct	May 12, 1927	Nov 29, 1928 into Taurus

Sky Events on January 17, 1928

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 05:28 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine
Jan 17, 19:49 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Exact square
Jan 17, 23:06 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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