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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 1984?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 1984, the Sun was in Libra (24°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (54% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 1984. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°56' Cancer at midnight UTC to 26°13' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 1984
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°17'29" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1984	Oct 23, 1984 into Scorpio
Moon	19°31'57" Cancer	Direct	Oct 15, 1984	Oct 18, 1984 into Leo
Mercury	28°58'23" Libra	Direct	Sep 30, 1984	Oct 18, 1984 into Scorpio
Venus	26°39'50" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 25, 1984	Oct 20, 1984 into Sagittarius
Mars	8°34'49" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 5, 1984	Nov 15, 1984 into Aquarius
Jupiter	6°37'50" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	16°08'57" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°01'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°02'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 22, 1984	Nov 21, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	1°45'19" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	29°08'59" Taurus	Direct	Oct 1, 1984	Apr 20, 1986 into Aries

Sky Events on October 17, 1984

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 12:55 UTC	Mercury sextile Neptune	Exact sextile
Oct 17, 21:14 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Cancer	24°40' Cancer

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