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Where Were the Planets on October 28, 1917?

Quick Answer

On October 28, 1917, the Sun was in Scorpio (4°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 28, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°59' Aries at midnight UTC to 17°46' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 28, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°30'02" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1917	Nov 22, 1917 into Sagittarius
Moon	10°23'43" Aries	Direct	Oct 27, 1917	Oct 29, 1917 into Taurus
Mercury	0°27'37" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 28, 1917	Nov 15, 1917 into Sagittarius
Venus	19°03'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 11, 1917	Nov 7, 1917 into Capricorn
Mars	27°16'11" Leo	Direct	Sep 12, 1917	Nov 2, 1917 into Virgo
Jupiter	10°14'43" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	13°46'57" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	19°47'35" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	7°04'09" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°26'19" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°27'12" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 28, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 28, 05:23 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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