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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1903?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1903, the Sun was in Virgo (23°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (18% illuminated). Venus, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1903. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°26' Cancer at midnight UTC to 10°05' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1903
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°24'33" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1903	Sep 24, 1903 into Libra
Moon	2°45'00" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1903	Sep 19, 1903 into Virgo
Mercury	17°27'54" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 1903	Nov 4, 1903 into Scorpio
Venus	24°01'02" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 6, 1903	Nov 8, 1903 into Libra
Mars	26°31'44" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1903	Sep 22, 1903 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	17°36'51" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1903	Mar 1, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	3°02'27" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	21°44'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°48'36" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°42'11" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	7°25'49" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 17, 1903

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

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 07:29 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Sep 17, 21:10 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction

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