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Where Were the Planets on September 6, 2001?

Quick Answer

On September 6, 2001, the Sun was in Virgo (13°57' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 6, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°37' Aries at midnight UTC to 29°50' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 6, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°57'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2001	Sep 22, 2001 into Libra
Moon	23°43'02" Aries	Direct	Sep 4, 2001	Sep 7, 2001 into Taurus
Mercury	7°46'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 2001	Nov 7, 2001 into Scorpio
Venus	12°20'19" Leo	Direct	Aug 27, 2001	Sep 21, 2001 into Virgo
Mars	28°52'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	10°49'50" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	14°35'30" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	22°00'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°26'32" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°35'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	2°31'51" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on September 6, 2001

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 6, 17:05 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine

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