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Where Were the Planets on September 2, 2001?

Quick Answer

On September 2, 2001, the Sun was in Virgo (10°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 2, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°44' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 11°35' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 2, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°04'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2001	Sep 22, 2001 into Libra
Moon	5°39'57" Pisces	Direct	Sep 2, 2001	Sep 4, 2001 into Aries
Mercury	2°09'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 2001	Nov 7, 2001 into Scorpio
Venus	7°32'32" Leo	Direct	Aug 27, 2001	Sep 21, 2001 into Virgo
Mars	26°56'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	10°11'34" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	14°25'52" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	22°09'31" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°31'32" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°33'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	2°44'34" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on September 2, 2001

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

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 2, 00:32 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Sep 2, 15:16 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Sep 2, 21:43 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	10°28' Pisces

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