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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1945?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1945, the Sun was in Virgo (24°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (77% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Mars squared Neptune. Low drive, mixed motives and wasted effort.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1945. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°57' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 3°09' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1945
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°13'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1945	Sep 23, 1945 into Libra
Moon	26°30'14" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 15, 1945	Sep 17, 1945 into Aquarius
Mercury	11°38'41" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1945	Sep 27, 1945 into Libra
Venus	21°20'56" Leo	Direct	Aug 30, 1945	Sep 24, 1945 into Virgo
Mars	5°34'49" Cancer	Direct	Sep 7, 1945	Nov 11, 1945 into Leo
Jupiter	4°51'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 1945	Sep 25, 1946 into Scorpio
Saturn	22°41'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 20, 1944	Aug 2, 1946 into Leo
Uranus	17°26'26" Gemini	Direct	May 15, 1942	Aug 30, 1948 into Cancer
Neptune	5°43'19" Libra	Direct	Aug 2, 1943	Dec 24, 1955 into Scorpio
Pluto	11°06'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	5°03'55" Cancer	Direct	Jun 3, 1944	Dec 22, 1945 into Gemini

Sky Events on September 17, 1945

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 18:19 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Sep 17, 18:26 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Low drive, mixed motives and wasted effort.

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Jupiter and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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