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Where Were the Planets on September 22, 1917?

Quick Answer

On September 22, 1917, the Sun was in Virgo (28°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (32% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 22, 1917. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°18' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 14°12' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 22, 1917
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°53'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1917	Sep 23, 1917 into Libra
Moon	7°43'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 21, 1917	Sep 24, 1917 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°01'22" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 14, 1917	Oct 10, 1917 into Libra
Venus	7°04'56" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 16, 1917	Oct 11, 1917 into Sagittarius
Mars	6°12'05" Leo	Direct	Sep 12, 1917	Nov 2, 1917 into Virgo
Jupiter	11°24'32" Gemini	Direct	Jun 29, 1917	Jul 13, 1918 into Cancer
Saturn	10°58'23" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	20°21'39" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	6°28'23" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	5°29'39" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°21'34" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 3, 1916	Jan 20, 1918 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 22, 1917

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 32% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 22, 23:08 UTC	Mars conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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