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Where Were the Planets on September 21, 1916?

Quick Answer

On September 21, 1916, the Sun was in Virgo (28°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (29% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 21, 1916. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°53' Cancer at midnight UTC to 28°40' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 21, 1916
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°09'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1916	Sep 23, 1916 into Libra
Moon	22°46'44" Cancer	Direct	Sep 19, 1916	Sep 22, 1916 into Leo
Mercury	20°37'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 1916	Nov 4, 1916 into Scorpio
Venus	12°24'30" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1916	Oct 7, 1916 into Virgo
Mars	8°34'54" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1916	Oct 22, 1916 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°12'26" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 26, 1916	Oct 26, 1916 into Aries
Saturn	28°15'00" Cancer	Direct	May 11, 1915	Oct 17, 1916 into Leo
Uranus	16°15'10" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	4°17'32" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	4°23'08" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°44'26" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 21, 1916

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 21, 14:35 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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