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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1942?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1942, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°39' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 12°04' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°45'32" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1941	Jan 20, 1942 into Aquarius
Moon	4°54'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 17, 1942	Jan 19, 1942 into Pisces
Mercury	12°42'29" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1942	Mar 17, 1942 into Pisces
Venus	20°46'27" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	2°47'27" Taurus	Direct	Jan 11, 1942	Mar 7, 1942 into Gemini
Jupiter	11°59'19" Gemini	Retrograde	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	21°39'58" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°28'37" Taurus	Retrograde	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	29°48'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°48'58" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	15°58'14" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on January 17, 1942

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 01:19 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Jan 17, 03:52 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 17, 05:27 UTC	The Sun trine Uranus	Exact trine

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