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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1918?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1918, the Sun was in Libra (23°18' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (91% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°44' Pisces at midnight UTC to 26°41' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°18'27" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1918	Oct 24, 1918 into Scorpio
Moon	19°10'45" Pisces	Direct	Oct 16, 1918	Oct 18, 1918 into Aries
Mercury	24°41'12" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 1918	Oct 20, 1918 into Scorpio
Venus	13°50'19" Libra	Direct	Oct 6, 1918	Oct 30, 1918 into Scorpio
Mars	11°33'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 1, 1918	Nov 11, 1918 into Capricorn
Jupiter	15°20'58" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	25°45'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	23°54'53" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	9°08'30" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°38'00" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	15°42'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on October 17, 1918

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 01:03 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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