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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1945?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1945, the Sun was in Libra (23°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°01' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 9°06' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°45'23" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1945	Oct 23, 1945 into Scorpio
Moon	2°00'49" Pisces	Direct	Oct 17, 1945	Oct 19, 1945 into Aries
Mercury	3°57'46" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 15, 1945	Nov 3, 1945 into Sagittarius
Venus	27°56'04" Virgo	Direct	Sep 24, 1945	Oct 19, 1945 into Libra
Mars	20°51'37" Cancer	Direct	Sep 7, 1945	Nov 11, 1945 into Leo
Jupiter	11°19'18" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	24°31'37" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	17°12'20" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	6°49'43" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°38'45" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°28'36" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on October 17, 1945

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 08:33 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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