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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1951?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1951, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°34' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (73% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1951. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°51' Taurus at midnight UTC to 29°41' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1951
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°34'15" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 1950	Jan 20, 1951 into Aquarius
Moon	23°47'01" Taurus	Direct	Jan 15, 1951	Jan 18, 1951 into Gemini
Mercury	3°24'14" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 5, 1950	Feb 9, 1951 into Aquarius
Venus	12°03'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 1951	Jan 31, 1951 into Pisces
Mars	26°01'37" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 15, 1950	Jan 22, 1951 into Pisces
Jupiter	7°58'39" Pisces	Direct	Dec 1, 1950	Apr 21, 1951 into Aries
Saturn	2°20'16" Libra	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1950	Mar 7, 1951 into Virgo
Uranus	6°39'35" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1949	Aug 24, 1955 into Leo
Neptune	19°31'45" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	19°09'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	21°54'41" Pisces	Direct	Aug 17, 1950	Mar 6, 1952 into Aquarius

Sky Events on January 17, 1951

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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