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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1900?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1900, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (92% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°15' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°07' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°24'11" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1900	Feb 19, 1900 into Pisces
Moon	0°11'33" Libra	Direct	Feb 17, 1900	Feb 19, 1900 into Scorpio
Mercury	4°37'22" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1900	Mar 3, 1900 into Aries
Venus	4°43'29" Aries	Direct	Feb 13, 1900	Mar 10, 1900 into Taurus
Mars	20°59'16" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1900	Feb 28, 1900 into Pisces
Jupiter	8°39'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	2°35'57" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 21, 1900	Jul 18, 1900 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°07'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°17'07" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	14°42'56" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	16°38'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on February 17, 1900

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 11:36 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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