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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1909?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1909, the Sun was in Libra (23°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (9% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°57' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°00' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°28'32" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1909	Oct 24, 1909 into Scorpio
Moon	27°58'23" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 15, 1909	Oct 17, 1909 into Sagittarius
Mercury	13°39'42" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 1, 1909	Nov 7, 1909 into Scorpio
Venus	5°57'20" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 12, 1909	Nov 7, 1909 into Capricorn
Mars	25°45'44" Pisces	Retrograde	Sep 26, 1909	Nov 20, 1909 into Aries
Jupiter	1°09'27" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1909	Nov 11, 1910 into Scorpio
Saturn	19°27'47" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	17°17'20" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	19°20'25" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°49'20" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	9°46'01" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on October 17, 1909

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 16:02 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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