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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1911?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1911, the Sun was in Libra (22°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1911. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°41' Leo at midnight UTC to 2°27' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1911
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°59'42" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1911	Oct 24, 1911 into Scorpio
Moon	25°35'50" Leo	Direct	Oct 15, 1911	Oct 17, 1911 into Virgo
Mercury	18°32'08" Libra	Direct	Oct 6, 1911	Oct 24, 1911 into Scorpio
Venus	15°29'39" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1911	Nov 9, 1911 into Libra
Mars	10°57'23" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Sep 5, 1911	Nov 30, 1911 into Taurus
Jupiter	18°10'43" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 1910	Dec 10, 1911 into Sagittarius
Saturn	18°33'59" Taurus	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	25°27'27" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	23°46'10" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	28°57'08" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	1°06'38" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1910	Nov 7, 1911 into Aries

Sky Events on October 17, 1911

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 19:41 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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