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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 1941?

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On September 16, 1941, the Sun was in Virgo (23°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Mars, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 1941. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°27' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°12' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 1941
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°12'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1941	Sep 23, 1941 into Libra
Moon	23°47'42" Cancer	Direct	Sep 14, 1941	Sep 16, 1941 into Leo
Mercury	14°28'56" Libra	Direct	Sep 6, 1941	Sep 28, 1941 into Scorpio
Venus	1°34'34" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 15, 1941	Oct 10, 1941 into Sagittarius
Mars	23°02'08" Aries	Retrograde	Jul 2, 1941	Jan 11, 1942 into Taurus
Jupiter	20°31'19" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	28°31'14" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	0°18'19" Gemini	Retrograde	Aug 7, 1941	Oct 5, 1941 into Taurus
Neptune	27°16'14" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	5°13'48" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	22°29'02" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on September 16, 1941

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 23:35 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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