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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1933?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1933, the Sun was in Virgo (24°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1933. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°21' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°05' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1933
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°07'52" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1933	Sep 23, 1933 into Libra
Moon	26°41'17" Leo	Direct	Sep 15, 1933	Sep 17, 1933 into Virgo
Mercury	28°49'53" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 1933	Sep 18, 1933 into Libra
Venus	2°13'40" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 15, 1933	Oct 11, 1933 into Sagittarius
Mars	14°43'06" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 26, 1933	Oct 9, 1933 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	1°33'40" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 1933	Oct 11, 1934 into Scorpio
Saturn	10°19'02" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	26°37'25" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	10°27'55" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	24°27'08" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	27°09'43" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 17, 1933

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 18:13 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Sep 17, 20:01 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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