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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1900?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1900, the Sun was in Leo (24°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°20' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°59' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°05'09" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1900	Aug 23, 1900 into Virgo
Moon	24°12'30" Taurus	Direct	Aug 15, 1900	Aug 17, 1900 into Gemini
Mercury	5°51'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 27, 1900	Sep 3, 1900 into Virgo
Venus	13°08'45" Cancer	Direct	May 5, 1900	Sep 8, 1900 into Leo
Mars	4°53'33" Cancer	Direct	Aug 10, 1900	Sep 26, 1900 into Leo
Jupiter	1°35'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	28°38'24" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jul 18, 1900	Oct 17, 1900 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°27'09" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°41'05" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	17°31'35" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	7°03'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 17, 1900

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 11:46 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	24°04' Taurus
Aug 17, 22:14 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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