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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1909?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1909, the Sun was in Aries (26°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (11% illuminated). Jupiter was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°23' Pisces at midnight UTC to 26°19' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°49'37" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1909	Apr 20, 1909 into Taurus
Moon	18°50'13" Pisces	Direct	Apr 16, 1909	Apr 18, 1909 into Aries
Mercury	21°50'18" Aries	Direct	Apr 6, 1909	Apr 21, 1909 into Taurus
Venus	23°53'25" Aries	Direct	Mar 29, 1909	Apr 22, 1909 into Taurus
Mars	5°05'14" Aquarius	Direct	Apr 9, 1909	May 25, 1909 into Pisces
Jupiter	4°50'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	14°48'58" Aries	Direct	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	21°02'51" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°27'00" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	24°05'35" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	19°27'27" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on April 17, 1909

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 11% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 02:40 UTC	Mercury square Uranus	Exact square
Apr 17, 15:59 UTC	Venus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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