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Where Were the Planets on September 8, 1976?

Quick Answer

On September 8, 1976, the Sun was in Virgo (15°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 8, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°19' Pisces at midnight UTC to 21°41' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 8, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°57'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1976	Sep 22, 1976 into Libra
Moon	15°32'22" Pisces	Direct	Sep 7, 1976	Sep 9, 1976 into Aries
Mercury	7°50'53" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Aug 25, 1976	Sep 21, 1976 into Virgo
Venus	8°18'31" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 1976	Sep 26, 1976 into Scorpio
Mars	9°50'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 24, 1976	Oct 8, 1976 into Scorpio
Jupiter	0°59'50" Gemini	Direct	Aug 23, 1976	Oct 16, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	11°37'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	4°29'29" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	11°15'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	10°35'50" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	5°56'45" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on September 8, 1976

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 8, 02:31 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Sep 8, 12:52 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	15°59' Pisces

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