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Where Were the Planets on September 12, 1996?

Quick Answer

On September 12, 1996, the Sun was in Virgo (19°59' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 12, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°46' Virgo at midnight UTC to 20°53' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 12, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°59'40" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1996	Sep 22, 1996 into Libra
Moon	14°48'57" Virgo	Direct	Sep 11, 1996	Sep 13, 1996 into Libra
Mercury	29°54'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1996	Oct 9, 1996 into Libra
Venus	5°41'13" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1996	Oct 4, 1996 into Virgo
Mars	1°40'05" Leo	Direct	Sep 9, 1996	Oct 30, 1996 into Virgo
Jupiter	7°56'44" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°03'41" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	0°56'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°08'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	0°38'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°54'24" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 12, 1996

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 12, 09:28 UTC	Mercury re-enters Virgo (retrograde)	Leaves Libra
Sep 12, 23:07 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	20°27' Virgo

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