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Where Were the Planets on September 9, 1917?

Quick Answer

On September 9, 1917, the Sun was in Virgo (16°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (38% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 9, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°57' Gemini at midnight UTC to 6°18' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 9, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°12'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1917	Sep 23, 1917 into Libra
Moon	0°10'20" Cancer	Direct	Sep 9, 1917	Sep 11, 1917 into Leo
Mercury	3°19'43" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 26, 1917	Sep 14, 1917 into Virgo
Venus	21°35'56" Libra	Direct	Aug 22, 1917	Sep 16, 1917 into Scorpio
Mars	28°09'16" Cancer	Direct	Jul 28, 1917	Sep 12, 1917 into Leo
Jupiter	10°47'12" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	9°35'10" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	20°46'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	6°06'50" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°23'37" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	7°02'53" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 9, 1917

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 9, 11:39 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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