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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1930?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1930, the Sun was in Libra (23°23' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°28' Leo at midnight UTC to 0°56' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°23'26" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1930	Oct 24, 1930 into Scorpio
Moon	23°41'38" Leo	Direct	Oct 15, 1930	Oct 17, 1930 into Virgo
Mercury	9°37'53" Libra	Direct	Oct 11, 1930	Oct 29, 1930 into Scorpio
Venus	3°04'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 12, 1930	Nov 22, 1930 into Scorpio
Mars	28°29'14" Cancer	Direct	Aug 28, 1930	Oct 20, 1930 into Leo
Jupiter	19°45'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	6°23'17" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	12°58'38" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	5°02'37" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	20°53'09" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	23°36'39" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on October 17, 1930

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 22:25 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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