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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 1904?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 1904, the Sun was in Virgo (23°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 1904. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°02' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 28°00' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 1904
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°10'15" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1904	Sep 23, 1904 into Libra
Moon	21°34'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 14, 1904	Sep 17, 1904 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°22'04" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 7, 1904	Oct 9, 1904 into Libra
Venus	12°15'27" Libra	Direct	Sep 6, 1904	Sep 30, 1904 into Scorpio
Mars	20°35'47" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 1904	Oct 1, 1904 into Virgo
Jupiter	29°00'06" Aries	Retrograde	Aug 31, 1904	Mar 7, 1905 into Taurus
Saturn	15°12'37" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	26°00'33" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	8°00'30" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	21°42'56" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	18°06'08" Virgo	Direct	Feb 4, 1904	Aug 24, 1905 into Leo

Sky Events on September 16, 1904

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 02:26 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Sep 16, 15:13 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	23°18' Sagittarius

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