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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1903?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1903, the Sun was in Aries (26°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1903. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°04' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 6°04' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1903
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°17'53" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1903	Apr 21, 1903 into Taurus
Moon	0°05'24" Capricorn	Direct	Apr 17, 1903	Apr 20, 1903 into Aquarius
Mercury	1°14'50" Taurus	Direct	Apr 16, 1903	May 2, 1903 into Gemini
Venus	29°04'02" Taurus	Direct	Mar 24, 1903	Apr 18, 1903 into Gemini
Mars	0°38'16" Libra	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1902	Apr 19, 1903 into Virgo
Jupiter	12°52'05" Pisces	Direct	Feb 20, 1903	Mar 1, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	8°26'49" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	25°31'07" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°15'14" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	18°02'32" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	15°31'56" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 17, 1903

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 11:49 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Apr 17, 12:04 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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