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Where Were the Planets on September 2, 1918?

Quick Answer

On September 2, 1918, the Sun was in Virgo (9°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (8% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 2, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°32' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°02' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 2, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°11'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1918	Sep 23, 1918 into Libra
Moon	5°49'04" Leo	Direct	Sep 2, 1918	Sep 4, 1918 into Virgo
Mercury	8°21'46" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1918	Oct 3, 1918 into Libra
Venus	18°02'32" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1918	Sep 12, 1918 into Virgo
Mars	10°25'29" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 17, 1918	Oct 1, 1918 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	10°10'42" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	20°51'12" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	25°11'19" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	8°02'04" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°24'59" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	18°05'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 2, 1918

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 2, 00:52 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Sep 2, 01:32 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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