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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 2003?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 2003, the Sun was in Virgo (24°11' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (62% 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 17, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°09' Gemini at midnight UTC to 15°58' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°11'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2003	Sep 23, 2003 into Libra
Moon	10°03'37" Gemini	Direct	Sep 16, 2003	Sep 19, 2003 into Cancer
Mercury	12°51'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 30, 2003	Oct 7, 2003 into Libra
Venus	2°16'48" Libra	Direct	Sep 15, 2003	Oct 9, 2003 into Scorpio
Mars	0°45'23" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	4°32'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	11°54'24" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	29°54'54" Aquarius	Retrograde	Sep 15, 2003	Dec 30, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	10°44'11" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°20'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	23°17'32" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on September 17, 2003

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 62% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on September 17, 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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