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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1923?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1923, the Sun was in Libra (23°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (57% illuminated). Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°11' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 7°21' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°05'15" Libra	Direct	Sep 24, 1923	Oct 24, 1923 into Scorpio
Moon	0°49'55" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 17, 1923	Oct 19, 1923 into Pisces
Mercury	5°29'21" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1923	Nov 2, 1923 into Scorpio
Venus	2°52'17" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 15, 1923	Nov 8, 1923 into Sagittarius
Mars	29°34'04" Virgo	Direct	Sep 1, 1923	Oct 18, 1923 into Libra
Jupiter	21°41'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	23°03'17" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	14°11'43" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	20°00'28" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°22'54" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°00'50" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on October 17, 1923

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 10:29 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Oct 17, 11:05 UTC	The Sun conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction

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