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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1901?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1901, the Sun was in Aries (26°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°18' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°24' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°46'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1901	Apr 20, 1901 into Taurus
Moon	6°50'41" Aries	Direct	Apr 17, 1901	Apr 19, 1901 into Taurus
Mercury	2°34'34" Aries	Direct	Apr 15, 1901	May 3, 1901 into Taurus
Venus	23°13'22" Aries	Direct	Mar 29, 1901	Apr 22, 1901 into Taurus
Mars	24°04'05" Leo	Direct	Mar 1, 1901	May 11, 1901 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°46'47" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°19'40" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	16°36'58" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	26°53'34" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	16°05'15" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	24°11'19" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on April 17, 1901

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 01:05 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Apr 17, 14:55 UTC	The Sun sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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