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Where Were the Planets on September 21, 1990?

Quick Answer

On September 21, 1990, the Sun was in Virgo (28°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Saturn and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 21, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°42' Libra at midnight UTC to 3°00' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 21, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°14'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1990	Sep 23, 1990 into Libra
Moon	26°52'54" Libra	Direct	Sep 19, 1990	Sep 21, 1990 into Scorpio
Mercury	10°51'20" Virgo	Direct	Jul 29, 1990	Oct 5, 1990 into Libra
Venus	17°32'25" Virgo	Direct	Sep 7, 1990	Oct 1, 1990 into Libra
Mars	9°01'14" Gemini	Direct	Aug 31, 1990	Dec 14, 1990 into Taurus
Jupiter	6°42'37" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	18°42'23" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°37'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°47'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°52'21" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	4°30'17" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 21, 1990

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 21, 18:05 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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