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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1971?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1971, the Sun was in Virgo (23°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (4% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°43' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°45' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°56'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1971	Sep 23, 1971 into Libra
Moon	0°45'47" Virgo	Direct	Sep 17, 1971	Sep 19, 1971 into Libra
Mercury	7°31'30" Virgo	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Sep 30, 1971 into Libra
Venus	29°33'48" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1971	Sep 17, 1971 into Libra
Mars	12°18'28" Aquarius	Direct	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	0°48'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Feb 6, 1972 into Capricorn
Saturn	6°31'38" Gemini	Stationing retrograde	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	12°41'00" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°38'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°20'01" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°12'57" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 17, 1971

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 4% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 07:26 UTC	Venus conjunct Pluto	Exact conjunction
Sep 17, 10:28 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Sep 17, 20:25 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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