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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 1993?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 1993, the Sun was in Virgo (23°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°15' Virgo at midnight UTC to 6°31' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°37'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1993	Sep 23, 1993 into Libra
Moon	28°53'56" Virgo	Direct	Sep 14, 1993	Sep 16, 1993 into Libra
Mercury	8°19'17" Libra	Direct	Sep 11, 1993	Oct 1, 1993 into Scorpio
Venus	23°48'22" Leo	Direct	Aug 27, 1993	Sep 21, 1993 into Virgo
Mars	22°54'43" Libra	Direct	Aug 12, 1993	Sep 27, 1993 into Scorpio
Jupiter	18°14'05" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	25°00'34" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1993	Jan 28, 1994 into Pisces
Uranus	18°16'35" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°25'40" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	23°16'31" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°43'56" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 16, 1993

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

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 01:16 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Sep 16, 03:00 UTC	The Sun sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Sep 16, 03:10 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	23°16' Virgo
Sep 16, 13:43 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 16, 16:39 UTC	Jupiter square Uranus	Exact square

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