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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1936?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1936, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (44% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°40' Libra at midnight UTC to 9°45' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°12'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1935	Jan 21, 1936 into Aquarius
Moon	3°41'49" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 17, 1936	Jan 19, 1936 into Sagittarius
Mercury	14°58'23" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 6, 1936	Mar 13, 1936 into Pisces
Venus	16°36'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 3, 1936	Jan 28, 1936 into Capricorn
Mars	2°17'01" Pisces	Direct	Jan 14, 1936	Feb 22, 1936 into Aries
Jupiter	15°00'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	7°28'57" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	1°34'14" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	16°33'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	26°17'54" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°02'43" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 17, 1936

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 04:38 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 17, 10:59 UTC	Venus square Neptune	Exact square
Jan 17, 13:08 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Jan 17, 13:54 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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