Skip to Content
Selfgazer
Menu

The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on September 2, 1996?

Quick Answer

On September 2, 1996, the Sun was in Virgo (10°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mars opposed Neptune. Low drive, mixed motives and wasted effort. Venus opposed Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 2, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°34' Taurus at midnight UTC to 19°45' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 2, 1996
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun10°17'07" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon13°13'24" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury3°20'31" LibraDirect into Virgo
Venus25°02'09" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars25°22'08" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter7°49'20" CapricornStationing direct into Aquarius
Saturn5°45'49" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Uranus1°11'42" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune25°17'02" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto0°28'54" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node9°26'11" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on September 2, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars opposite NeptuneLow drive, mixed motives and wasted effort.
Venus opposite NeptuneRose-colored glasses, and disappointment when reality doesn't match the fantasy.

Born on September 2, 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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.