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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 2000?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 2000, the Sun was in Virgo (24°53' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°43' Taurus at midnight UTC to 16°09' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°53'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2000	Sep 22, 2000 into Libra
Moon	9°25'41" Taurus	Direct	Sep 16, 2000	Sep 19, 2000 into Gemini
Mercury	14°55'21" Libra	Direct	Sep 7, 2000	Sep 28, 2000 into Scorpio
Venus	21°15'54" Libra	Direct	Aug 31, 2000	Sep 24, 2000 into Scorpio
Mars	0°18'26" Virgo	Direct	Sep 17, 2000	Nov 4, 2000 into Libra
Jupiter	10°59'31" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	0°57'30" Gemini	Retrograde	Aug 10, 2000	Oct 16, 2000 into Taurus
Uranus	17°29'39" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	4°00'15" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	10°21'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	21°16'36" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on September 17, 2000

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 00:18 UTC	Mars enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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