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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 1911?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 1911, the Sun was in Virgo (22°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (41% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 1911. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°23' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°36' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 1911
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°29'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1911	Sep 24, 1911 into Libra
Moon	2°29'40" Cancer	Direct	Sep 16, 1911	Sep 18, 1911 into Leo
Mercury	10°33'29" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1911	Oct 6, 1911 into Libra
Venus	20°53'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 7, 1911	Nov 9, 1911 into Libra
Mars	4°29'50" Gemini	Direct	Sep 5, 1911	Nov 30, 1911 into Taurus
Jupiter	12°08'12" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 11, 1910	Dec 10, 1911 into Sagittarius
Saturn	20°03'50" Taurus	Retrograde	Jan 20, 1911	Jul 7, 1912 into Gemini
Uranus	25°33'35" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 20, 1904	Jan 30, 1912 into Aquarius
Neptune	23°19'29" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	28°58'24" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	2°45'08" Taurus	Direct	Apr 19, 1910	Nov 7, 1911 into Aries

Sky Events on September 16, 1911

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 42% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 07:47 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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