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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1906?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1906, the Sun was in Leo (23°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°05' Cancer at midnight UTC to 29°33' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°38'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1906	Aug 24, 1906 into Virgo
Moon	23°17'32" Cancer	Direct	Aug 15, 1906	Aug 18, 1906 into Leo
Mercury	15°15'56" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1906	Sep 7, 1906 into Virgo
Venus	7°07'25" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1906	Sep 7, 1906 into Scorpio
Mars	13°25'55" Leo	Direct	Jul 27, 1906	Sep 12, 1906 into Virgo
Jupiter	3°25'04" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1906	Aug 18, 1907 into Leo
Saturn	13°01'03" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	4°49'00" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°41'51" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°30'48" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	11°02'04" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 17, 1906

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 08:35 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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