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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1975?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1975, the Sun was in Virgo (23°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Venus and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1975. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°14' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 27°14' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1975
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°58'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1975	Sep 23, 1975 into Libra
Moon	21°15'25" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 15, 1975	Sep 18, 1975 into Pisces
Mercury	20°17'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 1975	Nov 6, 1975 into Scorpio
Venus	25°26'10" Leo	Stationing direct	Sep 2, 1975	Oct 4, 1975 into Virgo
Mars	18°43'29" Gemini	Direct	Aug 14, 1975	Oct 17, 1975 into Cancer
Jupiter	22°53'33" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 18, 1975	Mar 26, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	0°01'30" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1975	Jan 14, 1976 into Cancer
Uranus	0°28'25" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	9°12'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	8°32'15" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	24°51'02" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on September 17, 1975

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 92% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 05:35 UTC	Saturn enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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