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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1930?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1930, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°40' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°29' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°40'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1929	Jan 20, 1930 into Aquarius
Moon	3°08'18" Virgo	Direct	Jan 17, 1930	Jan 19, 1930 into Libra
Mercury	6°21'18" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 2, 1930	Jan 23, 1930 into Capricorn
Venus	21°48'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 1929	Jan 24, 1930 into Aquarius
Mars	14°25'12" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 29, 1929	Feb 6, 1930 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°40'44" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	5°37'29" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	7°52'12" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	3°06'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	18°22'26" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	8°04'02" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on January 17, 1930

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 01:43 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Jan 17, 06:56 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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