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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 2004?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 2004, the Sun was in Capricorn (26°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°38' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°02' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°42'10" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 22, 2003	Jan 20, 2004 into Aquarius
Moon	26°48'53" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 15, 2004	Jan 17, 2004 into Sagittarius
Mercury	2°49'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 14, 2004	Feb 7, 2004 into Aquarius
Venus	3°22'54" Pisces	Direct	Jan 14, 2004	Feb 8, 2004 into Aries
Mars	19°20'04" Aries	Direct	Dec 16, 2003	Feb 3, 2004 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°36'45" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	8°25'33" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	0°49'24" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	12°16'23" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°03'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°49'54" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on January 17, 2004

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 17:17 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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