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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1948?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1948, the Sun was in Libra (24°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1948. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°13' Aries at midnight UTC to 23°23' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1948
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°01'18" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1948	Oct 23, 1948 into Scorpio
Moon	17°17'45" Aries	Direct	Oct 16, 1948	Oct 18, 1948 into Taurus
Mercury	29°35'34" Libra	Retrograde	Oct 17, 1948	Nov 10, 1948 into Scorpio
Venus	12°35'10" Virgo	Direct	Oct 6, 1948	Nov 1, 1948 into Libra
Mars	0°11'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 17, 1948	Nov 26, 1948 into Capricorn
Jupiter	24°37'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 24, 1947	Nov 15, 1948 into Capricorn
Saturn	3°04'12" Virgo	Direct	Sep 19, 1948	Apr 3, 1949 into Leo
Uranus	0°31'35" Cancer	Retrograde	Aug 30, 1948	Nov 12, 1948 into Gemini
Neptune	13°09'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	16°20'13" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°26'22" Taurus	Direct	Jul 11, 1947	Jan 28, 1949 into Aries

Sky Events on October 17, 1948

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 03:32 UTC	Mercury re-enters Libra (retrograde)	Leaves Scorpio
Oct 17, 05:41 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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