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Where Were the Planets on September 5, 1996?

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On September 5, 1996, the Sun was in Virgo (13°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (43% illuminated). Mercury, 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 5, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°01' Gemini at midnight UTC to 27°13' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 5, 1996
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°11'32" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon21°09'44" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury3°24'29" LibraStationing direct into Virgo
Venus28°10'58" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars27°16'12" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter7°49'33" CapricornStationing retrograde into Aquarius
Saturn5°33'41" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Uranus1°06'50" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune25°14'04" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto0°31'21" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node9°16'39" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on September 5, 1996

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on September 5, 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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