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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1944?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1944, the Sun was in Libra (23°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1944. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°55' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°59' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1944
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°59'30" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1944	Oct 23, 1944 into Scorpio
Moon	26°57'05" Libra	Direct	Oct 15, 1944	Oct 17, 1944 into Scorpio
Mercury	21°36'45" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1944	Oct 22, 1944 into Scorpio
Venus	23°36'53" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 28, 1944	Oct 22, 1944 into Sagittarius
Mars	2°42'40" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 13, 1944	Nov 25, 1944 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	17°36'35" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 1944	Aug 25, 1945 into Libra
Saturn	10°45'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	12°47'21" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	4°43'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	10°07'44" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°48'18" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 17, 1944

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 05:35 UTC	New Moon in Libra	23°43' Libra
Oct 17, 18:03 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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