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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 2010?

Quick Answer

On October 17, 2010, the Sun was in Libra (24°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°44' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 28°34' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°00'50" Libra	Direct	Sep 23, 2010	Oct 23, 2010 into Scorpio
Moon	22°40'15" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 15, 2010	Oct 18, 2010 into Pisces
Mercury	24°20'00" Libra	Direct	Oct 3, 2010	Oct 20, 2010 into Scorpio
Venus	11°32'39" Scorpio	Retrograde	Sep 8, 2010	Nov 8, 2010 into Libra
Mars	22°20'25" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 14, 2010	Oct 28, 2010 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	25°12'20" Pisces	Retrograde	Sep 9, 2010	Jan 22, 2011 into Aries
Saturn	9°45'45" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	27°37'12" Pisces	Retrograde	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	26°02'18" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°04'36" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	6°18'03" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on October 17, 2010

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Oct 17, 01:03 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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