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Where Were the Planets on September 1, 1996?

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On September 1, 1996, the Sun was in Virgo (9°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (82% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 1, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°56' Aries at midnight UTC to 6°33' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 1, 1996
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun9°19'02" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon29°48'58" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury3°07'50" LibraDirect into Virgo
Venus23°59'50" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars24°43'59" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter7°49'38" CapricornStationing direct into Aquarius
Saturn5°49'45" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Uranus1°13'24" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune25°18'04" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto0°28'09" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node9°29'21" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on September 1, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on September 1, 1996?

Venus and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Cancer, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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