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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1926?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1926, the Sun was in Virgo (23°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (75% illuminated). Jupiter and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1926. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°11' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 0°21' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1926
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°50'00" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1926	Sep 23, 1926 into Libra
Moon	23°13'48" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 15, 1926	Sep 17, 1926 into Aquarius
Mercury	21°59'30" Virgo	Direct	Sep 5, 1926	Sep 21, 1926 into Libra
Venus	7°10'22" Virgo	Direct	Sep 11, 1926	Oct 5, 1926 into Libra
Mars	18°28'22" Taurus	Direct	Aug 1, 1926	Feb 22, 1927 into Gemini
Jupiter	18°28'17" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 6, 1926	Jan 18, 1927 into Pisces
Saturn	21°45'18" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 13, 1924	Dec 2, 1926 into Sagittarius
Uranus	27°36'20" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 22, 1920	Mar 31, 1927 into Aries
Neptune	25°36'21" Leo	Direct	May 2, 1916	Sep 21, 1928 into Virgo
Pluto	15°46'00" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	12°33'54" Cancer	Direct	Oct 23, 1925	May 12, 1927 into Gemini

Sky Events on September 17, 1926

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 75% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 08:49 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Sep 17, 11:51 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Exact square
Sep 17, 23:22 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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