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Where Were the Planets on September 26, 1996?

Quick Answer

On September 26, 1996, the Sun was in Libra (3°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 26, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°58' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°33' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 26, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°40'21" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 1996	Oct 23, 1996 into Scorpio
Moon	25°17'36" Pisces	Direct	Sep 24, 1996	Sep 26, 1996 into Aries
Mercury	19°00'05" Virgo	Stationing direct	Sep 12, 1996	Oct 9, 1996 into Libra
Venus	21°14'58" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1996	Oct 4, 1996 into Virgo
Mars	10°17'24" Leo	Direct	Sep 9, 1996	Oct 30, 1996 into Virgo
Jupiter	8°38'33" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	3°59'21" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	0°42'56" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°00'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	0°56'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	8°09'55" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 26, 1996

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 26, 19:10 UTC	The Sun opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Sep 26, 19:45 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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