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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1917?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1917, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (24% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°05' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 6°20' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°16'25" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1917	Feb 19, 1917 into Pisces
Moon	29°10'14" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1917	Feb 17, 1917 into Capricorn
Mercury	2°44'18" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1917	Mar 8, 1917 into Pisces
Venus	11°14'16" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 8, 1917	Mar 4, 1917 into Pisces
Mars	0°44'23" Pisces	Direct	Feb 16, 1917	Mar 26, 1917 into Aries
Jupiter	0°47'01" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	24°50'07" Cancer	Retrograde	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	20°11'17" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°50'38" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°28'28" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°51'02" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on February 17, 1917

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 24% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 13:23 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Feb 17, 13:41 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Feb 17, 14:04 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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