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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 1993?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 1993, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (26% illuminated). Mars was retrograde.

Venus trined Mars while Mars was retrograde. Chemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°50' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 2°58' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°23'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 1992	Jan 20, 1993 into Aquarius
Moon	26°26'52" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 15, 1993	Jan 17, 1993 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°26'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 2, 1993	Jan 21, 1993 into Aquarius
Venus	14°26'39" Pisces	Direct	Jan 3, 1993	Feb 2, 1993 into Aries
Mars	14°01'15" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1992	Apr 27, 1993 into Leo
Jupiter	14°29'10" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	18°10'38" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	18°38'49" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°58'49" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	25°03'01" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	19°32'50" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on January 17, 1993

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 04:40 UTC	Venus trine Mars	Chemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things.
Jan 17, 18:30 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on January 17, 1993?

The Sun, Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were all in Capricorn, so everyone born that day is a Capricorn several times over. Uranus and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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