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Where Were the Planets on September 10, 2004?

Quick Answer

On September 10, 2004, the Sun was in Virgo (18°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (17% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mars squared Pluto. Pressure and confrontation. Forcing the issue tends to backfire. Mercury moved from Leo into Virgo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 10, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°25' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°32' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 10, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	18°06'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2004	Sep 22, 2004 into Libra
Moon	0°27'27" Leo	Direct	Sep 10, 2004	Sep 12, 2004 into Virgo
Mercury	0°11'41" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 2004	Sep 28, 2004 into Libra
Venus	3°51'27" Leo	Direct	Sep 6, 2004	Oct 3, 2004 into Virgo
Mars	19°47'00" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 2004	Sep 26, 2004 into Libra
Jupiter	26°50'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	24°21'27" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	4°16'22" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	13°06'32" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°34'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	4°16'54" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on September 10, 2004

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 10, 04:06 UTC	Mars square Pluto	Pressure and confrontation. Forcing the issue tends to backfire.
Sep 10, 07:38 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Sep 10, 11:05 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on September 10, 2004?

The Sun, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. The Sun and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Virgo, 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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