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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1901?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1901, the Sun was in Virgo (23°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (19% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1901. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°06' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 20°53' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1901
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°52'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1901	Sep 23, 1901 into Libra
Moon	15°00'39" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 16, 1901	Sep 18, 1901 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°07'33" Libra	Direct	Sep 11, 1901	Oct 1, 1901 into Scorpio
Venus	0°01'34" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 17, 1901	Oct 12, 1901 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°09'34" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 31, 1901	Oct 14, 1901 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	3°42'40" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 19, 1901	Feb 6, 1902 into Aquarius
Saturn	9°47'24" Capricorn	Direct	Oct 17, 1900	Jan 19, 1903 into Aquarius
Uranus	13°09'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	1°24'19" Cancer	Direct	Jul 19, 1901	Dec 25, 1901 into Gemini
Pluto	18°41'45" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	16°05'12" Scorpio	Direct	Dec 28, 1900	Jul 18, 1902 into Libra

Sky Events on September 17, 1901

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 06:51 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square
Sep 17, 11:28 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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