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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1914?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1914, the Sun was in Libra (23°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1914. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°52' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°42' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1914
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°16'17" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1914	Oct 24, 1914 into Scorpio
Moon	28°15'10" Virgo	Direct	Oct 15, 1914	Oct 17, 1914 into Libra
Mercury	17°53'37" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 2, 1914	Dec 8, 1914 into Sagittarius
Venus	5°07'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1914	Dec 5, 1914 into Scorpio
Mars	12°22'31" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 29, 1914	Nov 11, 1914 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	12°33'18" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 21, 1914	Feb 4, 1915 into Pisces
Saturn	2°19'54" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1914	Dec 7, 1914 into Gemini
Uranus	7°41'07" Aquarius	Stationing direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	0°22'41" Leo	Direct	Sep 23, 1914	Dec 15, 1914 into Cancer
Pluto	2°11'25" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	3°04'23" Pisces	Direct	May 27, 1913	Dec 14, 1914 into Aquarius

Sky Events on October 17, 1914

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 14:49 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 17, 18:28 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Exact square

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