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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1924?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1924, the Sun was in Virgo (24°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (82% illuminated). Mercury, Mars and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1924. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°58' Taurus at midnight UTC to 20°13' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1924
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°17'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1924	Sep 23, 1924 into Libra
Moon	14°07'49" Taurus	Direct	Sep 16, 1924	Sep 18, 1924 into Gemini
Mercury	13°34'19" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 30, 1924	Oct 7, 1924 into Libra
Venus	8°29'59" Leo	Direct	Sep 8, 1924	Oct 7, 1924 into Virgo
Mars	25°29'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 24, 1924	Oct 19, 1924 into Pisces
Jupiter	12°34'19" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 24, 1923	Dec 18, 1924 into Capricorn
Saturn	0°22'19" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	19°20'03" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	21°22'09" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	13°24'58" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	21°13'17" Leo	Direct	Apr 4, 1924	Oct 23, 1925 into Cancer

Sky Events on September 17, 1924

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 19:29 UTC	Mercury sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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