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Where Were the Planets on September 23, 1976?

Quick Answer

On September 23, 1976, the Sun was in Libra (0°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Jupiter were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 23, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°36' Virgo at midnight UTC to 3°25' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 23, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°34'45" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1976	Oct 23, 1976 into Scorpio
Moon	25°59'46" Virgo	Direct	Sep 21, 1976	Sep 23, 1976 into Libra
Mercury	27°39'39" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 21, 1976	Oct 10, 1976 into Libra
Venus	26°43'00" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 1976	Sep 26, 1976 into Scorpio
Mars	19°42'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 24, 1976	Oct 8, 1976 into Scorpio
Jupiter	1°11'06" Gemini	Retrograde	Aug 23, 1976	Oct 16, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	13°14'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	5°14'55" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	11°27'34" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	11°09'34" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	5°09'06" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on September 23, 1976

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 23, 18:27 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 23, 19:55 UTC	New Moon in Libra	0°54' Libra

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