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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 1900?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 1900, the Sun was in Virgo (23°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (44% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 1900. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°12' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°09' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 1900
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°08'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1900	Sep 23, 1900 into Libra
Moon	0°43'30" Cancer	Direct	Sep 16, 1900	Sep 18, 1900 into Leo
Mercury	25°33'41" Virgo	Direct	Sep 3, 1900	Sep 18, 1900 into Libra
Venus	7°07'37" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1900	Oct 8, 1900 into Virgo
Mars	23°50'24" Cancer	Direct	Aug 10, 1900	Sep 26, 1900 into Leo
Jupiter	4°30'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 26, 1899	Jan 19, 1901 into Capricorn
Saturn	28°35'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 18, 1900	Oct 17, 1900 into Capricorn
Uranus	8°49'48" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	29°11'19" Gemini	Direct	Mar 22, 1889	Jul 19, 1901 into Cancer
Pluto	17°41'57" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	5°28'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 10, 1899	Dec 28, 1900 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 16, 1900

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 10:39 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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