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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1934?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1934, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Venus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1934. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°19' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 1°01' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1934
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°42'26" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1933	Jan 20, 1934 into Aquarius
Moon	23°43'52" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 15, 1934	Jan 17, 1934 into Pisces
Mercury	25°01'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 1, 1934	Jan 20, 1934 into Aquarius
Venus	23°33'31" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Dec 5, 1933	Apr 6, 1934 into Pisces
Mars	16°01'31" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 28, 1933	Feb 4, 1934 into Pisces
Jupiter	22°31'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1933	Oct 11, 1934 into Scorpio
Saturn	16°13'28" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	23°34'04" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	12°05'02" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	23°35'24" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	20°42'06" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on January 17, 1934

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 09:40 UTC	Venus sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Jan 17, 19:05 UTC	Mars conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Jan 17, 22:17 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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