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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1909?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1909, the Sun was in Leo (23°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°42' Virgo at midnight UTC to 16°45' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°54'35" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1909	Aug 23, 1909 into Virgo
Moon	10°45'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 16, 1909	Aug 19, 1909 into Libra
Mercury	6°34'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 13, 1909	Sep 1, 1909 into Libra
Venus	23°19'23" Virgo	Direct	Jul 29, 1909	Aug 23, 1909 into Libra
Mars	6°34'37" Aries	Direct	Jul 21, 1909	Sep 26, 1909 into Pisces
Jupiter	18°09'10" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	23°06'01" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	17°45'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°11'42" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°35'38" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	12°59'50" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 17, 1909

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 17:49 UTC	Jupiter sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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