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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1905?

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On February 17, 1905, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°57' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°11' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°10'46" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1905	Feb 19, 1905 into Pisces
Moon	27°01'15" Cancer	Direct	Feb 15, 1905	Feb 17, 1905 into Leo
Mercury	12°36'23" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 9, 1905	Feb 27, 1905 into Pisces
Venus	14°49'13" Aries	Direct	Feb 3, 1905	Mar 6, 1905 into Taurus
Mars	15°30'43" Scorpio	Direct	Jan 13, 1905	Aug 21, 1905 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	26°29'32" Aries	Direct	Aug 31, 1904	Mar 7, 1905 into Taurus
Saturn	24°01'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	3°10'24" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	5°35'04" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	19°44'13" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	9°56'50" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on February 17, 1905

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 17:00 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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