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Where Were the Planets on September 4, 1996?

Quick Answer

On September 4, 1996, the Sun was in Virgo (12°13' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 4, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°33' Gemini at midnight UTC to 15°01' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 4, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°13'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1996	Sep 22, 1996 into Libra
Moon	8°50'08" Gemini	Direct	Sep 3, 1996	Sep 6, 1996 into Cancer
Mercury	3°29'06" Libra	Stationing direct	Aug 26, 1996	Sep 12, 1996 into Virgo
Venus	27°07'44" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 1996	Sep 7, 1996 into Leo
Mars	26°38'14" Cancer	Direct	Jul 25, 1996	Sep 9, 1996 into Leo
Jupiter	7°49'17" Capricorn	Stationing retrograde	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°37'47" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	1°08'25" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°15'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	0°30'30" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	9°19'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 4, 1996

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 4, 19:06 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	12°30' Gemini

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