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Where Were the Planets on September 9, 1918?

Quick Answer

On September 9, 1918, the Sun was in Virgo (15°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (14% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 9, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°25' Libra at midnight UTC to 6°14' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 9, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°59'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1918	Sep 23, 1918 into Libra
Moon	0°20'06" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 9, 1918	Sep 11, 1918 into Sagittarius
Mercury	3°33'01" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1918	Oct 3, 1918 into Libra
Venus	26°38'35" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1918	Sep 12, 1918 into Virgo
Mars	15°03'05" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 17, 1918	Oct 1, 1918 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	11°17'10" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	21°42'37" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	24°55'36" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	8°15'24" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°29'56" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°43'11" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 9, 1918

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 9, 11:19 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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