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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1912?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1912, the Sun was in Libra (23°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (45% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1912. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°14' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 23°16' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1912
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°44'54" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1912	Oct 23, 1912 into Scorpio
Moon	17°17'21" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 16, 1912	Oct 18, 1912 into Aquarius
Mercury	2°44'09" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 15, 1912	Nov 4, 1912 into Sagittarius
Venus	21°07'03" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 30, 1912	Oct 24, 1912 into Sagittarius
Mars	29°35'12" Libra	Direct	Sep 2, 1912	Oct 18, 1912 into Scorpio
Jupiter	13°17'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 10, 1911	Jan 2, 1913 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°15'38" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 7, 1912	Nov 30, 1912 into Taurus
Uranus	29°32'36" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 4, 1912	Nov 12, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	25°58'54" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	0°01'12" Cancer	Retrograde	Sep 10, 1912	Oct 20, 1912 into Gemini
North Node	11°43'46" Aries	Direct	Nov 7, 1911	May 27, 1913 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 17, 1912

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 45% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 10:26 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square

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