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Where Were the Planets on October 31, 1917?

Quick Answer

On October 31, 1917, the Sun was in Scorpio (7°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 31, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°51' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°53' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 31, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°29'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1917	Nov 22, 1917 into Sagittarius
Moon	23°55'44" Taurus	Direct	Oct 29, 1917	Oct 31, 1917 into Gemini
Mercury	5°25'59" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 28, 1917	Nov 15, 1917 into Sagittarius
Venus	22°27'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 11, 1917	Nov 7, 1917 into Capricorn
Mars	28°55'39" Leo	Direct	Sep 12, 1917	Nov 2, 1917 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°58'01" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	13°55'49" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	19°47'31" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	7°05'17" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°24'44" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°17'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 31, 1917

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 31, 02:05 UTC	The Sun square Neptune	Exact square
Oct 31, 11:42 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine
Oct 31, 22:25 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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