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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1905?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1905, the Sun was in Libra (23°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°30' Gemini at midnight UTC to 13°30' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°26'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1905	Oct 24, 1905 into Scorpio
Moon	7°29'57" Gemini	Direct	Oct 16, 1905	Oct 19, 1905 into Cancer
Mercury	27°00'07" Libra	Direct	Oct 1, 1905	Oct 19, 1905 into Scorpio
Venus	24°44'40" Virgo	Direct	Sep 27, 1905	Oct 21, 1905 into Libra
Mars	6°42'11" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 8, 1905	Nov 18, 1905 into Aquarius
Jupiter	5°43'22" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 21, 1905	Dec 4, 1905 into Taurus
Saturn	26°21'57" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 17, 1905	Jan 8, 1906 into Pisces
Uranus	0°50'45" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°24'58" Cancer	Retrograde	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	22°38'12" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	27°07'57" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 17, 1905

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 02:55 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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