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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1901?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1901, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). Mars, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°31' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 13°37' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°09'41" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1901	Feb 19, 1901 into Pisces
Moon	6°31'26" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 17, 1901	Feb 19, 1901 into Pisces
Mercury	15°56'19" Pisces	Direct	Feb 7, 1901	Apr 15, 1901 into Aries
Venus	9°55'05" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 9, 1901	Mar 5, 1901 into Pisces
Mars	4°50'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Nov 23, 1900	Mar 1, 1901 into Leo
Jupiter	5°47'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	12°54'53" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°25'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°32'32" Gemini	Retrograde	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	15°42'33" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	27°18'47" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on February 17, 1901

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 00:49 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Feb 17, 07:41 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square
Feb 17, 21:34 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square

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