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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1986?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1986, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°04' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (46% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1986. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°23' Aries at midnight UTC to 28°23' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1986
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°04'58" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1985	Jan 20, 1986 into Aquarius
Moon	22°25'17" Aries	Direct	Jan 15, 1986	Jan 18, 1986 into Taurus
Mercury	17°50'56" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 5, 1986	Jan 25, 1986 into Aquarius
Venus	26°33'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 27, 1985	Jan 20, 1986 into Aquarius
Mars	20°35'10" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 14, 1985	Feb 2, 1986 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	21°54'38" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1985	Feb 20, 1986 into Pisces
Saturn	6°46'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 17, 1985	Feb 13, 1988 into Capricorn
Uranus	20°24'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	4°11'29" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	7°12'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	4°57'00" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on January 17, 1986

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 22:14 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	27°31' Aries

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