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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1900?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1900, the Sun was in Libra (23°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (30% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°23' Leo at midnight UTC to 23°32' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°39'30" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1900	Oct 23, 1900 into Scorpio
Moon	17°29'53" Leo	Direct	Oct 16, 1900	Oct 18, 1900 into Virgo
Mercury	14°32'59" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 7, 1900	Oct 30, 1900 into Sagittarius
Venus	9°55'42" Virgo	Direct	Oct 8, 1900	Nov 3, 1900 into Libra
Mars	11°50'28" Leo	Direct	Sep 26, 1900	Nov 23, 1900 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°33'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°01'02" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°57'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°12'06" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	17°32'36" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	3°49'35" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 17, 1900

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 02:32 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
Oct 17, 05:53 UTC	Saturn enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Oct 17, 12:45 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square

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