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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 1918?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 1918, the Sun was in Virgo (22°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (79% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 1918. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°45' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 4°29' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 1918
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°48'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1918	Sep 23, 1918 into Libra
Moon	27°33'44" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 14, 1918	Sep 16, 1918 into Aquarius
Mercury	5°08'04" Virgo	Direct	Jul 28, 1918	Oct 3, 1918 into Libra
Venus	5°16'35" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1918	Oct 6, 1918 into Libra
Mars	19°45'50" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 17, 1918	Oct 1, 1918 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	12°17'49" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 1918	Aug 2, 1919 into Leo
Saturn	22°32'31" Leo	Direct	Jun 24, 1917	Aug 12, 1919 into Virgo
Uranus	24°40'54" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1912	Apr 1, 1919 into Pisces
Neptune	8°27'50" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	6°33'52" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	17°20'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1918	Aug 10, 1919 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 16, 1918

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 05:17 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Sep 16, 16:14 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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