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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1933?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1933, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (69% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°43' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°17' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°57'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1932	Jan 20, 1933 into Aquarius
Moon	4°29'03" Libra	Direct	Jan 17, 1933	Jan 19, 1933 into Scorpio
Mercury	13°29'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 8, 1933	Jan 27, 1933 into Aquarius
Venus	3°51'05" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 1933	Feb 7, 1933 into Aquarius
Mars	20°12'20" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Nov 13, 1932	Jul 6, 1933 into Libra
Jupiter	23°07'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 11, 1932	Sep 10, 1933 into Libra
Saturn	5°57'02" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	19°36'45" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	9°50'26" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	22°15'29" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°01'47" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1932	Jul 25, 1933 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 17, 1933

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 04:02 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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