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Where Were the Planets on January 17, 2013?

Quick Answer

On January 17, 2013, the Sun was in Capricorn (27°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (36% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 17, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°14' Aries at midnight UTC to 16°52' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 17, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°32'44" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2012	Jan 19, 2013 into Aquarius
Moon	10°36'59" Aries	Direct	Jan 16, 2013	Jan 19, 2013 into Taurus
Mercury	26°59'00" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 31, 2012	Jan 19, 2013 into Aquarius
Venus	10°26'03" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 9, 2013	Feb 2, 2013 into Aquarius
Mars	17°41'10" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 26, 2012	Feb 2, 2013 into Pisces
Jupiter	6°36'53" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	10°38'10" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	5°07'55" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	1°34'09" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°53'58" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	22°43'11" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on January 17, 2013

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 17, 01:28 UTC	Venus conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Jan 17, 16:02 UTC	Venus sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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