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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 1930?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 1930, the Sun was in Virgo (22°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% illuminated). Mercury and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 1930. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°52' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°42' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 1930
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°53'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1930	Sep 23, 1930 into Libra
Moon	0°44'51" Cancer	Direct	Sep 16, 1930	Sep 18, 1930 into Leo
Mercury	3°29'12" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 26, 1930	Sep 20, 1930 into Virgo
Venus	9°08'02" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 7, 1930	Oct 12, 1930 into Sagittarius
Mars	11°36'21" Cancer	Direct	Aug 28, 1930	Oct 20, 1930 into Leo
Jupiter	16°20'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 1930	Jul 17, 1931 into Leo
Saturn	5°17'31" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	14°12'13" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	4°03'30" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	20°37'43" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	25°15'09" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on September 16, 1930

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 10:42 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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