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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 1937?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 1937, the Sun was in Virgo (23°11' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (83% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 1937. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°28' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°07' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 1937
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°11'35" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1937	Sep 23, 1937 into Libra
Moon	3°45'22" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 16, 1937	Sep 18, 1937 into Pisces
Mercury	19°07'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 31, 1937	Oct 8, 1937 into Libra
Venus	19°33'46" Leo	Direct	Aug 31, 1937	Sep 25, 1937 into Virgo
Mars	21°01'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 8, 1937	Sep 30, 1937 into Capricorn
Jupiter	17°29'28" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Dec 2, 1936	Dec 20, 1937 into Aquarius
Saturn	2°22'34" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 25, 1937	Oct 18, 1937 into Pisces
Uranus	13°22'41" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 28, 1935	Aug 7, 1941 into Gemini
Neptune	18°52'18" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	29°41'59" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	9°50'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 31, 1936	Mar 21, 1938 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 16, 1937

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 04:51 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Sep 16, 18:25 UTC	Mercury conjunct Neptune	Exact conjunction

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