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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 2003?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 2003, the Sun was in Virgo (23°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (71% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°22' Taurus at midnight UTC to 4°09' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°12'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2003	Sep 23, 2003 into Libra
Moon	28°15'57" Taurus	Direct	Sep 14, 2003	Sep 16, 2003 into Gemini
Mercury	13°22'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 30, 2003	Oct 7, 2003 into Libra
Venus	1°02'14" Libra	Direct	Sep 15, 2003	Oct 9, 2003 into Scorpio
Mars	0°53'21" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	4°20'07" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	11°50'21" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	29°57'02" Aquarius	Retrograde	Sep 15, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°45'16" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°19'38" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	23°20'42" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on September 16, 2003

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 15:31 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on September 16, 2003?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. Mars and Uranus sat less than a degree apart in Pisces, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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