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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1911?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1911, the Sun was in Leo (23°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1911. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°24' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°20' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1911
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°26'57" Leo	Direct	Jul 24, 1911	Aug 24, 1911 into Virgo
Moon	23°21'17" Taurus	Direct	Aug 15, 1911	Aug 17, 1911 into Gemini
Mercury	20°21'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 1911	Oct 6, 1911 into Libra
Venus	28°21'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1911	Nov 9, 1911 into Libra
Mars	20°15'37" Taurus	Direct	Jul 15, 1911	Sep 5, 1911 into Gemini
Jupiter	7°36'11" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 1910	Dec 10, 1911 into Sagittarius
Saturn	19°59'25" Taurus	Direct	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	26°20'03" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	22°29'12" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	28°39'52" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	4°20'27" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1910	Nov 7, 1911 into Aries

Sky Events on August 17, 1911

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 00:28 UTC	Mercury trine Mars	Exact trine
Aug 17, 12:11 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	23°27' Taurus
Aug 17, 23:23 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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