The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1912?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1912, the Sun was in Aries (27°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°34' Aries at midnight UTC to 4°02' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°06'10" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1912	Apr 20, 1912 into Taurus
Moon	27°16'37" Aries	Direct	Apr 15, 1912	Apr 17, 1912 into Taurus
Mercury	23°43'58" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 1912	May 16, 1912 into Taurus
Venus	5°59'23" Aries	Direct	Apr 12, 1912	May 7, 1912 into Taurus
Mars	6°34'50" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 1912	May 28, 1912 into Leo
Jupiter	15°00'05" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	20°03'57" Taurus	Direct	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	3°16'44" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 30, 1912	Sep 4, 1912 into Capricorn
Neptune	21°03'43" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	27°11'57" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	21°25'12" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on April 17, 1912

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 11:34 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Aries	27°05' Aries
Apr 17, 14:24 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Apr 17, 16:50 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on April 17, 1912?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.