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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1921?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1921, the Sun was in Aries (26°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (73% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1921. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°20' Leo at midnight UTC to 1°33' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1921
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°55'39" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1921	Apr 20, 1921 into Taurus
Moon	24°27'40" Leo	Direct	Apr 15, 1921	Apr 17, 1921 into Virgo
Mercury	5°17'07" Aries	Direct	Apr 14, 1921	May 1, 1921 into Taurus
Venus	5°15'00" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 7, 1921	Apr 25, 1921 into Aries
Mars	16°50'44" Taurus	Direct	Mar 25, 1921	May 6, 1921 into Gemini
Jupiter	9°27'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 27, 1920	Sep 25, 1921 into Libra
Saturn	18°53'55" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 12, 1919	Oct 7, 1921 into Libra
Uranus	8°20'17" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	10°58'14" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°56'34" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°21'38" Libra	Direct	Feb 26, 1921	Sep 16, 1922 into Virgo

Sky Events on April 17, 1921

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 21:20 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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