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Where Were the Planets on September 5, 2004?

Quick Answer

On September 5, 2004, the Sun was in Virgo (13°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% illuminated). 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 5, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°44' Taurus at midnight UTC to 6°47' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 5, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°15'10" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2004	Sep 22, 2004 into Libra
Moon	0°48'02" Gemini	Direct	Sep 5, 2004	Sep 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mercury	26°21'48" Leo	Direct	Aug 25, 2004	Sep 10, 2004 into Virgo
Venus	28°28'25" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 2004	Sep 6, 2004 into Leo
Mars	16°35'01" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 2004	Sep 26, 2004 into Libra
Jupiter	25°46'09" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	23°52'26" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	4°28'02" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	13°13'05" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°33'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	4°32'47" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on September 5, 2004

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 5, 10:24 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on September 5, 2004?

The Sun, Mars and Jupiter were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over.

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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