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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1937?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1937, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°42' Pisces at midnight UTC to 3°35' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°59'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1936	Jan 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Moon	26°38'15" Pisces	Direct	Jan 15, 1937	Jan 17, 1937 into Aries
Mercury	21°04'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 9, 1937	Feb 14, 1937 into Aquarius
Venus	12°51'31" Pisces	Direct	Jan 6, 1937	Feb 2, 1937 into Aries
Mars	6°11'38" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 5, 1937	Mar 13, 1937 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	10°32'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	18°41'51" Pisces	Direct	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	5°37'39" Taurus	Direct	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°45'48" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°39'16" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	22°39'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 17, 1937

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 17:48 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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