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Where Were the Planets on October 1, 1917?

Quick Answer

On October 1, 1917, the Sun was in Libra (7°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 1, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°17' Aries at midnight UTC to 24°13' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 1, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°43'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1917	Oct 23, 1917 into Scorpio
Moon	16°47'27" Aries	Direct	Sep 30, 1917	Oct 2, 1917 into Taurus
Mercury	20°27'25" Virgo	Direct	Sep 14, 1917	Oct 10, 1917 into Libra
Venus	17°43'09" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 16, 1917	Oct 11, 1917 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°38'47" Leo	Direct	Sep 12, 1917	Nov 2, 1917 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°31'07" Gemini	Stationing direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	11°50'01" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	20°07'52" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	6°40'54" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°31'35" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°52'59" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 1, 1917

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 1, 06:54 UTC	Mars sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Oct 1, 20:50 UTC	Mars conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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