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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 2011?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 2011, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°57' Gemini at midnight UTC to 2°35' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°01'07" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2010	Jan 20, 2011 into Aquarius
Moon	25°43'41" Gemini	Direct	Jan 15, 2011	Jan 17, 2011 into Cancer
Mercury	4°58'21" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 13, 2011	Feb 3, 2011 into Aquarius
Venus	10°23'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2011	Feb 4, 2011 into Capricorn
Mars	1°12'58" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 15, 2011	Feb 23, 2011 into Pisces
Jupiter	29°04'54" Pisces	Direct	Sep 9, 2010	Jan 22, 2011 into Aries
Saturn	17°09'24" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	27°25'30" Pisces	Direct	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	27°15'18" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	5°54'45" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	1°25'45" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on January 17, 2011

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 19:28 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Jan 17, 21:55 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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