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Where Were the Planets on September 18, 1996?

Quick Answer

On September 18, 1996, the Sun was in Virgo (25°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% 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 18, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°10' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°32' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 18, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°50'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1996	Sep 22, 1996 into Libra
Moon	0°49'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 1996	Sep 20, 1996 into Capricorn
Mercury	23°55'20" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1996	Oct 9, 1996 into Libra
Venus	12°16'30" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1996	Oct 4, 1996 into Virgo
Mars	5°23'33" Leo	Direct	Sep 9, 1996	Oct 30, 1996 into Virgo
Jupiter	8°10'15" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	4°36'33" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	0°49'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°04'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	0°45'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°35'21" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 18, 1996

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 18, 10:30 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on September 18, 1996?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Virgo, 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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