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Where Were the Planets on April 17, 1924?

Quick Answer

On April 17, 1924, the Sun was in Aries (27°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 17, 1924. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°27' Virgo at midnight UTC to 5°43' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 17, 1924
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°11'41" Aries	Direct	Mar 20, 1924	Apr 20, 1924 into Taurus
Moon	28°32'38" Virgo	Direct	Apr 15, 1924	Apr 17, 1924 into Libra
Mercury	16°52'51" Taurus	Direct	Apr 5, 1924	Jun 13, 1924 into Gemini
Venus	12°42'31" Gemini	Direct	Apr 5, 1924	May 6, 1924 into Cancer
Mars	25°45'22" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 6, 1924	Apr 24, 1924 into Aquarius
Jupiter	19°41'55" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 24, 1923	Dec 18, 1924 into Capricorn
Saturn	29°09'47" Libra	Retrograde	Apr 6, 1924	Sep 13, 1924 into Scorpio
Uranus	19°40'34" Pisces	Direct	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	17°37'35" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	10°21'13" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°19'24" Leo	Direct	Apr 4, 1924	Oct 23, 1925 into Cancer

Sky Events on April 17, 1924

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 17, 14:26 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Apr 17, 18:23 UTC	Jupiter square Uranus	Exact square

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