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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1936?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1936, the Sun was in Virgo (24°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Libra all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1936. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°54' Libra at midnight UTC to 19°50' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1936
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°24'00" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1936	Sep 23, 1936 into Libra
Moon	13°53'44" Libra	Direct	Sep 16, 1936	Sep 18, 1936 into Scorpio
Mercury	16°26'04" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Aug 27, 1936	Nov 2, 1936 into Scorpio
Venus	16°07'15" Libra	Direct	Sep 4, 1936	Sep 28, 1936 into Scorpio
Mars	24°17'11" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1936	Sep 26, 1936 into Virgo
Jupiter	16°37'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 9, 1935	Dec 2, 1936 into Capricorn
Saturn	18°42'15" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 14, 1935	Apr 25, 1937 into Aries
Uranus	9°08'58" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	16°48'46" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	28°23'01" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	29°07'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 17, 1936

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 18:26 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Sep 17, 22:35 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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