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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1908?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1908, the Sun was in Libra (23°42' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°33' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°33' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°42'48" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1908	Oct 23, 1908 into Scorpio
Moon	27°34'56" Cancer	Direct	Oct 15, 1908	Oct 17, 1908 into Leo
Mercury	13°41'29" Scorpio	Stationing direct	Sep 28, 1908	Nov 1, 1908 into Libra
Venus	10°19'53" Virgo	Direct	Oct 8, 1908	Nov 3, 1908 into Libra
Mars	4°39'33" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1908	Nov 25, 1908 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°57'02" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	5°25'24" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	13°11'54" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	17°06'59" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°45'56" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	29°05'42" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 17, 1908

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 03:35 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	23°22' Cancer
Oct 17, 16:50 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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