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Where Were the Planets on September 2, 1971?

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On September 2, 1971, the Sun was in Virgo (9°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 2, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°53' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°00' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 2, 1971
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun9°22'02" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon2°53'45" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury27°53'31" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus10°55'45" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars12°13'14" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Jupiter28°53'27" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn6°16'46" GeminiDirect into Taurus
Uranus11°48'34" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Neptune0°25'04" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto28°46'51" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node13°00'37" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 2, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on September 2, 1971?

The Sun, Venus and Pluto were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. Jupiter and Neptune sat 2 degrees apart in Scorpio, 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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