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Where Were the Planets on October 17, 2017?

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On October 17, 2017, the Sun was in Libra (24°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Libra into Scorpio.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on October 17, 2017. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°22' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°28' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on October 17, 2017
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun24°18'19" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon26°57'28" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury0°16'27" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Venus3°49'06" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars26°40'10" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter1°30'07" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn23°21'40" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus26°36'55" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune11°49'18" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto16°56'27" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node20°53'53" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on October 17, 2017

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury enters ScorpioLeaves Libra
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

Born on October 17, 2017?

Mercury and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Scorpio, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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