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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1905?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1905, the Sun was in Aries (26°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°58' Virgo at midnight UTC to 4°58' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°47'54" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1905	Apr 20, 1905 into Taurus
Moon	27°26'56" Virgo	Direct	Apr 15, 1905	Apr 17, 1905 into Libra
Mercury	6°39'27" Taurus	Retrograde	Apr 1, 1905	Apr 28, 1905 into Aries
Venus	12°05'49" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 1905	May 9, 1905 into Aries
Mars	23°45'29" Scorpio	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1905	Aug 21, 1905 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	9°07'16" Taurus	Direct	Mar 7, 1905	Jul 21, 1905 into Gemini
Saturn	0°21'16" Pisces	Direct	Apr 13, 1905	Aug 17, 1905 into Aquarius
Uranus	4°12'26" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	5°38'50" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°02'18" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	6°49'23" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on April 17, 1905

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 16:04 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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