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Where Were the Planets on November 5, 1917?

Quick Answer

On November 5, 1917, the Sun was in Scorpio (12°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (62% illuminated). Jupiter and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on November 5, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°01' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°11' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on November 5, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°30'25" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 23, 1917	Nov 22, 1917 into Sagittarius
Moon	29°08'15" Cancer	Direct	Nov 3, 1917	Nov 5, 1917 into Leo
Mercury	13°34'27" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 28, 1917	Nov 15, 1917 into Sagittarius
Venus	28°05'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 11, 1917	Nov 7, 1917 into Capricorn
Mars	1°39'02" Virgo	Direct	Nov 2, 1917	Jan 11, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	9°27'10" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	14°08'34" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	19°48'26" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	7°06'29" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°21'42" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	4°01'46" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on November 5, 1917

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Nov 5, 13:42 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Nov 5, 20:41 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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