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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1905?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1905, the Sun was in Virgo (23°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Saturn was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1905. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°58' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°48' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1905
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°54'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1905	Sep 23, 1905 into Libra
Moon	4°53'48" Taurus	Direct	Sep 17, 1905	Sep 19, 1905 into Gemini
Mercury	6°16'54" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 1905	Oct 1, 1905 into Libra
Venus	18°25'15" Leo	Direct	Sep 1, 1905	Sep 27, 1905 into Virgo
Mars	16°10'06" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 21, 1905	Oct 8, 1905 into Capricorn
Jupiter	6°23'28" Gemini	Direct	Jul 21, 1905	Dec 4, 1905 into Taurus
Saturn	27°43'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 17, 1905	Jan 8, 1906 into Pisces
Uranus	0°16'08" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	10°13'10" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	22°44'13" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	28°43'16" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1905	Mar 13, 1907 into Cancer

Sky Events on September 17, 1905

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 02:04 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Sep 17, 14:12 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square

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