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Where Were the Planets on January 19, 2017?

Quick Answer

On January 19, 2017, the Sun was in Capricorn (29°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on January 19, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°52' Libra at midnight UTC to 0°54' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on January 19, 2017
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°36'05" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 21, 2016	Jan 19, 2017 into Aquarius
Moon	24°55'18" Libra	Direct	Jan 17, 2017	Jan 19, 2017 into Scorpio
Mercury	5°30'16" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 12, 2017	Feb 7, 2017 into Aquarius
Venus	16°34'23" Pisces	Direct	Jan 3, 2017	Feb 3, 2017 into Aries
Mars	23°27'30" Pisces	Direct	Dec 19, 2016	Jan 28, 2017 into Aries
Jupiter	22°38'47" Libra	Direct	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	23°23'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	20°45'02" Aries	Direct	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	10°14'08" Pisces	Direct	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	17°34'30" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	5°14'55" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on January 19, 2017

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Jan 19, 09:17 UTC	Mars square Saturn	Exact square
Jan 19, 21:23 UTC	The Sun enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Jan 19, 22:09 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Jan 19, 22:14 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio	0°02' Scorpio

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