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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1923?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1923, the Sun was in Virgo (23°33' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1923. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°32' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°25' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1923
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°33'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1923	Sep 24, 1923 into Libra
Moon	23°31'45" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 15, 1923	Sep 17, 1923 into Capricorn
Mercury	13°42'39" Libra	Stationing direct	Aug 27, 1923	Oct 4, 1923 into Virgo
Venus	25°27'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1923	Sep 21, 1923 into Libra
Mars	10°28'15" Virgo	Direct	Sep 1, 1923	Oct 18, 1923 into Libra
Jupiter	15°57'07" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 26, 1922	Nov 24, 1923 into Sagittarius
Saturn	19°28'52" Libra	Direct	Oct 7, 1921	Dec 20, 1923 into Scorpio
Uranus	15°14'42" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	19°12'49" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	12°14'50" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	10°36'09" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 1922	Apr 4, 1924 into Leo

Sky Events on September 17, 1923

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 12:04 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	23°34' Sagittarius
Sep 17, 23:13 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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