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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1904?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1904, the Sun was in Leo (24°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°37' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 22°16' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°07'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1904	Aug 23, 1904 into Virgo
Moon	15°29'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 16, 1904	Aug 18, 1904 into Sagittarius
Mercury	21°19'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 1, 1904	Aug 28, 1904 into Libra
Venus	5°12'10" Virgo	Direct	Aug 13, 1904	Sep 6, 1904 into Libra
Mars	1°31'16" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1904	Oct 1, 1904 into Virgo
Jupiter	0°12'04" Taurus	Direct	Aug 8, 1904	Aug 31, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	17°09'08" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	26°05'39" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	7°22'29" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°29'50" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	19°41'27" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on August 17, 1904

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 15:56 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square

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