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Where Were the Planets on October 7, 1917?

Quick Answer

On October 7, 1917, the Sun was in Libra (13°38' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 7, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°34' Cancer at midnight UTC to 14°57' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 7, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°38'26" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1917	Oct 23, 1917 into Scorpio
Moon	8°48'27" Cancer	Direct	Oct 6, 1917	Oct 9, 1917 into Leo
Mercury	26°13'59" Virgo	Direct	Sep 14, 1917	Oct 10, 1917 into Libra
Venus	24°45'52" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 16, 1917	Oct 11, 1917 into Sagittarius
Mars	15°13'00" Leo	Direct	Sep 12, 1917	Nov 2, 1917 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°26'31" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	12°21'16" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	20°00'28" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	6°48'01" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°31'52" Cancer	Stationing direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	5°33'55" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 7, 1917

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 7, 22:14 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	14°04' Cancer

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