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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1902?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1902, the Sun was in Libra (23°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1902. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°23' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°37' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1902
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°10'47" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1902	Oct 24, 1902 into Scorpio
Moon	26°28'32" Aries	Direct	Oct 15, 1902	Oct 17, 1902 into Taurus
Mercury	28°17'57" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 15, 1902	Nov 10, 1902 into Scorpio
Venus	12°28'31" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1902	Oct 31, 1902 into Scorpio
Mars	26°14'02" Leo	Direct	Sep 4, 1902	Oct 23, 1902 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°41'37" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1902	Feb 20, 1903 into Pisces
Saturn	21°33'00" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°21'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	3°41'49" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	19°33'58" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	25°10'12" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 17, 1902

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 06:03 UTC	Total Lunar Eclipse in Aries	22°57' Aries
Oct 17, 17:55 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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