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Where Were the Planets on September 6, 1996?

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On September 6, 1996, the Sun was in Virgo (14°09' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (34% 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 6, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°14' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°14' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 6, 1996
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun14°09'44" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon3°15'55" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury3°13'36" LibraRetrograde into Virgo
Venus29°14'29" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars27°54'06" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter7°50'01" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Saturn5°29'32" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Uranus1°05'17" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune25°13'08" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto0°32'14" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node9°13'28" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on September 6, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 34% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on September 6, 1996?

Venus and Mars sat 1 degrees 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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