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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1902?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1902, the Sun was in Aries (26°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1902. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°27' Leo at midnight UTC to 1°39' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1902
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°32'25" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1902	Apr 21, 1902 into Taurus
Moon	25°05'31" Leo	Direct	Apr 15, 1902	Apr 17, 1902 into Virgo
Mercury	14°19'16" Aries	Direct	Apr 9, 1902	Apr 25, 1902 into Taurus
Venus	10°38'17" Pisces	Direct	Apr 4, 1902	May 7, 1902 into Aries
Mars	22°30'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1902	Apr 27, 1902 into Taurus
Jupiter	13°34'52" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1902	Feb 20, 1903 into Pisces
Saturn	27°27'00" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	21°05'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°04'19" Gemini	Direct	Dec 25, 1901	May 21, 1902 into Cancer
Pluto	17°03'44" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	4°51'38" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on April 17, 1902

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 01:51 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Apr 17, 20:56 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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