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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1917?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1917, the Sun was in Leo (23°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°11' Leo at midnight UTC to 27°01' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°59'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1917	Aug 23, 1917 into Virgo
Moon	21°06'40" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1917	Aug 18, 1917 into Virgo
Mercury	20°40'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 2, 1917	Aug 26, 1917 into Libra
Venus	23°56'52" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1917	Aug 22, 1917 into Libra
Mars	13°27'14" Cancer	Direct	Jul 28, 1917	Sep 12, 1917 into Leo
Jupiter	8°29'13" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	6°50'03" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	21°38'47" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	5°21'14" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°04'35" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	8°15'57" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 17, 1917

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 18:21 UTC	New Moon in Leo	24°14' Leo

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