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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1906?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1906, the Sun was in Libra (23°12' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1906. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°48' Libra at midnight UTC to 24°25' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1906
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°12'14" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1906	Oct 24, 1906 into Scorpio
Moon	17°05'21" Libra	Direct	Oct 16, 1906	Oct 18, 1906 into Scorpio
Mercury	8°27'12" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1906	Nov 1, 1906 into Sagittarius
Venus	5°56'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 9, 1906	Dec 15, 1906 into Scorpio
Mars	22°02'55" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1906	Oct 30, 1906 into Libra
Jupiter	10°48'38" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1906	Aug 18, 1907 into Leo
Saturn	8°52'58" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 8, 1906	Mar 19, 1908 into Aries
Uranus	4°57'59" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°39'10" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	23°40'35" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	7°48'16" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on October 17, 1906

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 18:40 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine
Oct 17, 22:43 UTC	New Moon in Libra	23°39' Libra
Oct 17, 23:19 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine

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