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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1935?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1935, the Sun was in Libra (23°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (67% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1935. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°32' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°28' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1935
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°11'01" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1935	Oct 24, 1935 into Scorpio
Moon	3°03'36" Cancer	Direct	Oct 17, 1935	Oct 19, 1935 into Leo
Mercury	24°48'40" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 12, 1935	Nov 10, 1935 into Scorpio
Venus	12°03'10" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1935	Nov 9, 1935 into Libra
Mars	21°43'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 16, 1935	Oct 28, 1935 into Capricorn
Jupiter	25°11'36" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1934	Nov 9, 1935 into Sagittarius
Saturn	3°53'47" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	3°55'56" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	15°42'32" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	27°22'56" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	16°55'02" Capricorn	Direct	Feb 12, 1935	Aug 31, 1936 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 17, 1935

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 67% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 06:20 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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