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Where Were the Planets on September 3, 1926?

Quick Answer

On September 3, 1926, the Sun was in Virgo (10°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 3, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°29' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°27' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 3, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°13'05" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1926	Sep 23, 1926 into Libra
Moon	29°29'34" Cancer	Direct	Sep 1, 1926	Sep 3, 1926 into Leo
Mercury	25°47'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 29, 1926	Sep 5, 1926 into Virgo
Venus	19°55'05" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1926	Sep 11, 1926 into Virgo
Mars	15°01'05" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	19°52'29" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	20°44'54" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	28°09'08" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	25°07'02" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°34'14" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	13°18'23" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on September 3, 1926

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 3, 02:23 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction
Sep 3, 11:13 UTC	Venus opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition
Sep 3, 13:01 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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