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Where Were the Planets on September 10, 1971?

Quick Answer

On September 10, 1971, the Sun was in Virgo (17°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (64% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 10, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°51' Taurus at midnight UTC to 7°52' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 10, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°07'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1971	Sep 23, 1971 into Libra
Moon	0°55'46" Gemini	Direct	Sep 10, 1971	Sep 12, 1971 into Cancer
Mercury	29°22'09" Leo	Direct	Aug 29, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Virgo
Venus	20°51'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1971	Sep 17, 1971 into Libra
Mars	11°53'45" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	29°51'05" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 5, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°27'42" Gemini	Direct	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	12°15'58" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°31'27" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°04'21" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°35'12" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 10, 1971

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 10, 10:24 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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