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Where Were the Planets on February 5, 1917?

Quick Answer

On February 5, 1917, the Sun was in Aquarius (16°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 5, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°29' Cancer at midnight UTC to 4°17' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 5, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°08'30" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1917	Feb 19, 1917 into Pisces
Moon	28°23'47" Cancer	Direct	Feb 3, 1917	Feb 5, 1917 into Leo
Mercury	21°25'38" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 18, 1917	Feb 15, 1917 into Aquarius
Venus	26°15'54" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 15, 1917	Feb 8, 1917 into Aquarius
Mars	21°15'05" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 9, 1917	Feb 16, 1917 into Pisces
Jupiter	28°55'45" Aries	Direct	Oct 26, 1916	Feb 12, 1917 into Taurus
Saturn	25°39'12" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	19°29'35" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	3°09'32" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°37'11" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°29'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on February 5, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 5, 00:53 UTC	Venus opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Feb 5, 15:15 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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