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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1942?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1942, the Sun was in Virgo (23°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Uranus was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°08' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 28°19' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°57'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1942	Sep 23, 1942 into Libra
Moon	21°14'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 15, 1942	Sep 18, 1942 into Capricorn
Mercury	20°25'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 31, 1942	Nov 7, 1942 into Scorpio
Venus	8°31'02" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1942	Oct 4, 1942 into Libra
Mars	0°02'57" Libra	Direct	Sep 17, 1942	Nov 1, 1942 into Scorpio
Jupiter	20°33'12" Cancer	Direct	Jun 10, 1942	Jun 30, 1943 into Leo
Saturn	12°28'08" Gemini	Direct	May 8, 1942	Jun 20, 1944 into Cancer
Uranus	4°33'58" Gemini	Retrograde	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	29°23'58" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	6°40'46" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	3°06'10" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on September 17, 1942

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 10:10 UTC	Mars enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 17, 16:26 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square
Sep 17, 16:57 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	24°10' Sagittarius

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