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Where Were the Planets on September 2, 2004?

Quick Answer

On September 2, 2004, the Sun was in Virgo (10°20' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 2, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°54' Aries at midnight UTC to 29°51' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 2, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°20'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2004	Sep 22, 2004 into Libra
Moon	23°25'46" Aries	Direct	Aug 31, 2004	Sep 3, 2004 into Taurus
Mercury	25°44'14" Leo	Stationing direct	Aug 25, 2004	Sep 10, 2004 into Virgo
Venus	25°17'49" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 2004	Sep 6, 2004 into Leo
Mars	14°40'04" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 2004	Sep 26, 2004 into Libra
Jupiter	25°07'52" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	23°34'16" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	4°35'08" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	13°17'14" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°32'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	4°42'19" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on September 2, 2004

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 2, 07:15 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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