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Where Were the Planets on November 17, 1900?

Quick Answer

On November 17, 1900, the Sun was in Scorpio (24°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (20% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 17, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°58' Virgo at midnight UTC to 7°48' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 17, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°42'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1900	Nov 22, 1900 into Sagittarius
Moon	1°54'00" Libra	Direct	Nov 17, 1900	Nov 19, 1900 into Scorpio
Mercury	1°42'23" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Oct 30, 1900	Nov 18, 1900 into Scorpio
Venus	16°11'04" Libra	Direct	Nov 3, 1900	Nov 28, 1900 into Scorpio
Mars	27°26'29" Leo	Direct	Sep 26, 1900	Nov 23, 1900 into Virgo
Jupiter	15°55'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	2°41'02" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	11°38'00" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°42'47" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	17°05'54" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	2°11'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on November 17, 1900

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 20% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 17, 05:35 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Nov 17, 08:08 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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