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Where Were the Planets on September 11, 1971?

Quick Answer

On September 11, 1971, the Sun was in Virgo (18°05' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Jupiter entered Sagittarius, a sign change that comes around once every 12 years or so. Mercury squared Jupiter. Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts. Mercury squared Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 11, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°53' Gemini at midnight UTC to 21°29' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 11, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°05'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1971	Sep 23, 1971 into Libra
Moon	14°44'53" Gemini	Direct	Sep 10, 1971	Sep 12, 1971 into Cancer
Mercury	0°11'28" Virgo	Direct	Sep 11, 1971	Sep 30, 1971 into Libra
Venus	22°06'12" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1971	Sep 17, 1971 into Libra
Mars	11°54'53" Aquarius	Stationing retrograde	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	29°58'53" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 5, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°28'35" Gemini	Direct	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	12°19'29" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°32'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°06'34" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	12°32'01" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 11, 1971

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 11, 05:11 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Too many ideas and too little detail. Promises outrun the facts.
Sep 11, 06:44 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Sep 11, 15:23 UTC	Jupiter enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Sep 11, 18:23 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	18°21' Gemini
Sep 11, 21:20 UTC	Mercury square Neptune	Misunderstandings and vague information. Double-check the details.

Born on September 11, 1971?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Pluto were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. Jupiter and Neptune sat less than a degree 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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