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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1971?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1971, the Sun was in Libra (23°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°38' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°28' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°27'27" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 1971	Oct 24, 1971 into Scorpio
Moon	3°33'24" Libra	Direct	Oct 17, 1971	Oct 19, 1971 into Scorpio
Mercury	29°36'18" Libra	Direct	Sep 30, 1971	Oct 17, 1971 into Scorpio
Venus	6°55'14" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 11, 1971	Nov 5, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mars	20°31'00" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	5°54'17" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Feb 6, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	5°48'52" Gemini	Retrograde	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	14°33'30" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	1°24'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	0°26'44" Libra	Direct	Oct 5, 1971	Apr 17, 1972 into Virgo
North Node	10°37'38" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on October 17, 1971

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 02:59 UTC	Jupiter opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Oct 17, 04:47 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Oct 17, 17:49 UTC	Mercury enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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