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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 2005?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 2005, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°32' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°14' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°28'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2004	Jan 19, 2005 into Aquarius
Moon	29°56'43" Aries	Direct	Jan 15, 2005	Jan 17, 2005 into Taurus
Mercury	10°25'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 10, 2005	Jan 30, 2005 into Aquarius
Venus	9°45'52" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 2005	Feb 2, 2005 into Aquarius
Mars	15°46'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 25, 2004	Feb 6, 2005 into Capricorn
Jupiter	18°28'49" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°35'15" Cancer	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	4°38'25" Pisces	Direct	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	14°25'42" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	23°17'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	27°27'03" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on January 17, 2005

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 06:58 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Aries	27°16' Aries
Jan 17, 12:06 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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