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Where Were the Planets on April 9, 1917?

Quick Answer

On April 9, 1917, the Sun was in Aries (19°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Neptune was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on April 9, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°26' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 18°29' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on April 9, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°03'34" Aries	Direct	Mar 21, 1917	Apr 20, 1917 into Taurus
Moon	11°56'48" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 8, 1917	Apr 10, 1917 into Sagittarius
Mercury	0°31'15" Taurus	Direct	Apr 9, 1917	Jun 14, 1917 into Gemini
Venus	14°40'21" Aries	Direct	Mar 28, 1917	Apr 21, 1917 into Taurus
Mars	10°39'24" Aries	Direct	Mar 26, 1917	May 4, 1917 into Taurus
Jupiter	11°11'55" Taurus	Direct	Feb 12, 1917	Jun 29, 1917 into Gemini
Saturn	23°50'44" Cancer	Direct	Dec 7, 1916	Jun 24, 1917 into Leo
Uranus	22°44'16" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	2°05'41" Leo	Retrograde	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	2°26'11" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	15°09'00" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on April 9, 1917

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Apr 9, 05:42 UTC	Mercury enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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