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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1948?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1948, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (31% illuminated). Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°36' Pisces at midnight UTC to 9°47' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°17'48" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1947	Jan 21, 1948 into Aquarius
Moon	3°41'01" Aries	Direct	Jan 17, 1948	Jan 19, 1948 into Taurus
Mercury	5°12'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 14, 1948	Feb 2, 1948 into Pisces
Venus	29°16'20" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 24, 1947	Jan 18, 1948 into Pisces
Mars	7°05'15" Virgo	Retrograde	Dec 1, 1947	Feb 12, 1948 into Leo
Jupiter	18°34'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	20°59'50" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1946	Sep 19, 1948 into Virgo
Uranus	22°53'09" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	12°59'23" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	14°10'12" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	19°56'55" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on January 17, 1948

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 04:43 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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