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Where Were the Planets on September 20, 1996?

Quick Answer

On September 20, 1996, the Sun was in Virgo (27°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (50% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 20, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°11' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°08' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 20, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°47'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1996	Sep 22, 1996 into Libra
Moon	28°08'07" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 1996	Sep 20, 1996 into Capricorn
Mercury	22°00'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 12, 1996	Oct 9, 1996 into Libra
Venus	14°29'58" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1996	Oct 4, 1996 into Virgo
Mars	6°37'27" Leo	Direct	Sep 9, 1996	Oct 30, 1996 into Virgo
Jupiter	8°16'15" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	4°27'19" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	0°47'47" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°02'58" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	0°47'52" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°28'59" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 20, 1996

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 20, 11:08 UTC	Uranus sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Sep 20, 11:23 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	27°46' Sagittarius
Sep 20, 15:12 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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