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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1900?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1900, the Sun was in Aries (27°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°41' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 1°13' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°00'46" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1900	Apr 20, 1900 into Taurus
Moon	24°56'40" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 15, 1900	Apr 17, 1900 into Sagittarius
Mercury	0°19'36" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1900	May 11, 1900 into Taurus
Venus	12°06'35" Gemini	Direct	Apr 6, 1900	May 5, 1900 into Cancer
Mars	7°13'59" Aries	Direct	Apr 8, 1900	May 17, 1900 into Taurus
Jupiter	10°12'51" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	5°01'36" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 21, 1900	Jul 18, 1900 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°05'15" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	24°42'56" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	15°07'04" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	13°31'01" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 17, 1900

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 01:05 UTC	Mercury enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 17, 11:30 UTC	Venus opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Apr 17, 21:38 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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