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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 1996?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 1996, the Sun was in Virgo (23°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (12% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°13' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°04' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°53'35" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1996	Sep 22, 1996 into Libra
Moon	4°37'44" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 16, 1996	Sep 18, 1996 into Sagittarius
Mercury	26°00'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1996	Oct 9, 1996 into Libra
Venus	10°03'52" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1996	Oct 4, 1996 into Virgo
Mars	4°09'20" Leo	Direct	Sep 9, 1996	Oct 30, 1996 into Virgo
Jupiter	8°05'00" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	4°45'42" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	0°51'55" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°05'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	0°42'47" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°41'42" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 16, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 03:19 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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