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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1904?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1904, the Sun was in Libra (23°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (62% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°42' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 13°45' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°41'14" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1904	Oct 23, 1904 into Scorpio
Moon	7°45'29" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1904	Oct 19, 1904 into Pisces
Mercury	14°06'48" Libra	Direct	Oct 9, 1904	Oct 26, 1904 into Scorpio
Venus	20°29'08" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 30, 1904	Oct 25, 1904 into Sagittarius
Mars	9°47'36" Virgo	Direct	Oct 1, 1904	Nov 20, 1904 into Libra
Jupiter	25°21'12" Aries	Retrograde	Aug 31, 1904	Mar 7, 1905 into Taurus
Saturn	14°20'45" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	26°42'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°10'38" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°36'12" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	16°27'38" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on October 17, 1904

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 15:14 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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