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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1930?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1930, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (78% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°08' Libra at midnight UTC to 0°41' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°06'35" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1930	Feb 19, 1930 into Pisces
Moon	23°58'54" Libra	Direct	Feb 15, 1930	Feb 17, 1930 into Scorpio
Mercury	1°58'32" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 15, 1930	Mar 9, 1930 into Pisces
Venus	0°43'17" Pisces	Direct	Feb 16, 1930	Mar 12, 1930 into Aries
Mars	8°19'47" Aquarius	Direct	Feb 6, 1930	Mar 17, 1930 into Pisces
Jupiter	6°50'32" Gemini	Direct	Jun 12, 1929	Jun 26, 1930 into Cancer
Saturn	8°49'16" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	9°00'56" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	2°19'37" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	17°47'16" Cancer	Retrograde	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°25'32" Taurus	Direct	Nov 29, 1928	Jun 18, 1930 into Aries

Sky Events on February 17, 1930

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 22:44 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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