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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1934?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1934, the Sun was in Libra (23°25' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (69% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1934. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°31' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 22°45' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1934
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°25'47" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1934	Oct 24, 1934 into Scorpio
Moon	15°38'02" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1934	Oct 18, 1934 into Pisces
Mercury	17°13'26" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 30, 1934	Dec 6, 1934 into Sagittarius
Venus	15°12'00" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1934	Oct 29, 1934 into Scorpio
Mars	29°34'49" Leo	Direct	Aug 30, 1934	Oct 18, 1934 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°21'39" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1934	Nov 9, 1935 into Sagittarius
Saturn	21°34'10" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	29°42'07" Aries	Retrograde	Oct 10, 1934	Mar 28, 1935 into Taurus
Neptune	13°35'24" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	26°03'24" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°14'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 17, 1934

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 16:36 UTC	Mars trine Uranus	Exact trine

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