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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1909?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1909, the Sun was in Virgo (23°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (7% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1909. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°15' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°03' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1909
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°56'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1909	Sep 23, 1909 into Libra
Moon	25°09'39" Libra	Direct	Sep 15, 1909	Sep 17, 1909 into Scorpio
Mercury	20°23'03" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 1909	Nov 7, 1909 into Scorpio
Venus	0°34'46" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 17, 1909	Oct 12, 1909 into Sagittarius
Mars	2°43'00" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 21, 1909	Sep 26, 1909 into Pisces
Jupiter	24°44'41" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1908	Oct 11, 1909 into Libra
Saturn	21°43'06" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 19, 1908	May 17, 1910 into Taurus
Uranus	17°09'00" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°59'46" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	26°52'39" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	11°21'20" Gemini	Direct	Sep 30, 1908	Apr 19, 1910 into Taurus

Sky Events on September 17, 1909

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 00:20 UTC	Venus enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Sep 17, 21:49 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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