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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1918?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1918, the Sun was in Aries (26°39' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°31' Cancer at midnight UTC to 25°10' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°39'35" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1918	Apr 20, 1918 into Taurus
Moon	18°53'31" Cancer	Direct	Apr 16, 1918	Apr 18, 1918 into Leo
Mercury	10°23'06" Taurus	Stationing direct	Apr 2, 1918	Jun 10, 1918 into Gemini
Venus	10°28'20" Pisces	Direct	Apr 5, 1918	May 6, 1918 into Aries
Mars	14°16'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Feb 25, 1918	Jun 23, 1918 into Libra
Jupiter	10°43'49" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	7°40'21" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	26°52'28" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°18'43" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	3°36'32" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°23'53" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on April 17, 1918

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 09:58 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile
Apr 17, 17:28 UTC	The Sun sextile Uranus	Exact sextile
Apr 17, 20:13 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square

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Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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