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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1940?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1940, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1940. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°19' Aries at midnight UTC to 29°21' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1940
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°14'13" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1939	Jan 21, 1940 into Aquarius
Moon	23°18'56" Aries	Direct	Jan 15, 1940	Jan 18, 1940 into Taurus
Mercury	17°10'20" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 6, 1940	Jan 25, 1940 into Aquarius
Venus	28°40'08" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 25, 1939	Jan 18, 1940 into Pisces
Mars	9°11'02" Aries	Direct	Jan 4, 1940	Feb 17, 1940 into Taurus
Jupiter	3°26'49" Aries	Direct	Dec 20, 1939	May 16, 1940 into Taurus
Saturn	24°47'56" Aries	Direct	Sep 22, 1939	Mar 20, 1940 into Taurus
Uranus	18°01'06" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	25°24'21" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	1°54'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	24°40'47" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1939	Apr 27, 1941 into Virgo

Sky Events on January 17, 1940

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 18:21 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	26°30' Aries

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