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Where Were the Planets on September 3, 1996?

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On September 3, 1996, the Sun was in Virgo (11°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (63% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Venus met Mars in Cancer. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 3, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°46' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°33' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 3, 1996
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°15'13" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon26°12'43" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury3°27'42" LibraStationing retrograde into Virgo
Venus26°04'47" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars26°00'13" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter7°49'13" CapricornStationing direct into Aquarius
Saturn5°41'50" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Uranus1°10'02" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune25°16'01" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto0°29'41" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node9°23'00" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on September 3, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 63% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus conjunct MarsDesire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus

Born on September 3, 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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