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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1908?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1908, the Sun was in Virgo (24°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1908. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°35' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°02' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1908
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°10'22" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1908	Sep 23, 1908 into Libra
Moon	24°51'52" Gemini	Direct	Sep 15, 1908	Sep 17, 1908 into Cancer
Mercury	14°57'33" Libra	Direct	Sep 7, 1908	Sep 28, 1908 into Scorpio
Venus	8°11'31" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1908	Oct 8, 1908 into Virgo
Mars	15°25'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1908	Oct 10, 1908 into Libra
Jupiter	1°04'10" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	7°43'36" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	12°56'38" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	16°48'44" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	25°50'06" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	0°41'01" Cancer	Direct	Mar 13, 1907	Sep 30, 1908 into Gemini

Sky Events on September 17, 1908

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 01:30 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine
Sep 17, 10:33 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	24°07' Gemini
Sep 17, 21:57 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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