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Where Were the Planets on September 11, 2001?

Quick Answer

On September 11, 2001, the Sun was in Virgo (18°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (42% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 11, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°54' Gemini at midnight UTC to 4°28' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 11, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°48'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2001	Sep 22, 2001 into Libra
Moon	27°38'40" Gemini	Direct	Sep 9, 2001	Sep 11, 2001 into Cancer
Mercury	14°14'57" Libra	Direct	Sep 1, 2001	Nov 7, 2001 into Scorpio
Venus	18°21'49" Leo	Direct	Aug 27, 2001	Sep 21, 2001 into Virgo
Mars	1°25'35" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 8, 2001	Oct 27, 2001 into Aquarius
Jupiter	11°35'06" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	14°45'14" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	21°50'12" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°20'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°38'13" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	2°15'58" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on September 11, 2001

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 11, 16:09 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Sep 11, 22:09 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine

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