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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 1991?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 1991, the Sun was in Virgo (23°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (56% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°32' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°22' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°07'52" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 23, 1991 into Libra
Moon	29°28'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 14, 1991	Sep 16, 1991 into Capricorn
Mercury	8°50'34" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 1991	Sep 28, 1991 into Libra
Venus	21°11'41" Leo	Stationing retrograde	Aug 21, 1991	Oct 6, 1991 into Virgo
Mars	9°52'12" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 1991	Oct 16, 1991 into Scorpio
Jupiter	0°53'52" Virgo	Direct	Sep 12, 1991	Oct 10, 1992 into Libra
Saturn	0°28'39" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	9°50'15" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°00'52" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	18°14'35" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	15°26'29" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 16, 1991

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 10:48 UTC	Mars square Uranus	Exact square
Sep 16, 13:03 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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