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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 1991?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 1991, the Sun was in Virgo (24°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (65% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°23' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°10' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°06'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 23, 1991 into Libra
Moon	11°17'14" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 16, 1991	Sep 19, 1991 into Aquarius
Mercury	10°34'12" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1991	Sep 28, 1991 into Libra
Venus	21°19'55" Leo	Direct	Aug 21, 1991	Oct 6, 1991 into Virgo
Mars	10°31'26" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 1991	Oct 16, 1991 into Scorpio
Jupiter	1°06'27" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1991	Oct 10, 1992 into Libra
Saturn	0°26'54" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	9°50'08" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°00'34" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	18°16'11" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	15°23'19" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 17, 1991

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 01:52 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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