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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1902?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1902, the Sun was in Leo (23°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1902. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°06' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 9°29' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1902
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°37'36" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1902	Aug 24, 1902 into Virgo
Moon	3°16'55" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 17, 1902	Aug 19, 1902 into Pisces
Mercury	29°38'01" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 1902	Aug 17, 1902 into Virgo
Venus	27°15'05" Cancer	Direct	Jul 25, 1902	Aug 19, 1902 into Leo
Mars	18°22'32" Cancer	Direct	Jul 20, 1902	Sep 4, 1902 into Leo
Jupiter	10°48'41" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1902	Feb 20, 1903 into Pisces
Saturn	22°24'33" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	17°18'48" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°01'15" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	19°29'42" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	28°24'01" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 17, 1902

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 05:37 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Aug 17, 16:34 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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