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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1903?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1903, the Sun was in Libra (22°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1903. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°32' Virgo at midnight UTC to 18°50' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1903
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°56'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1903	Oct 24, 1903 into Scorpio
Moon	11°42'09" Virgo	Direct	Oct 16, 1903	Oct 18, 1903 into Libra
Mercury	4°56'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 1903	Nov 4, 1903 into Scorpio
Venus	16°58'15" Virgo	Direct	Sep 6, 1903	Nov 8, 1903 into Libra
Mars	17°39'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 22, 1903	Nov 3, 1903 into Capricorn
Jupiter	14°19'13" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1903	Mar 1, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	2°45'24" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	22°31'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°56'24" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°35'10" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	5°50'30" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on October 17, 1903

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 13% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 01:39 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile

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