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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 2004?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 2004, the Sun was in Virgo (24°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun sextiled Saturn. Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°05' Libra at midnight UTC to 7°44' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°55'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2004	Sep 22, 2004 into Libra
Moon	0°53'59" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 17, 2004	Sep 19, 2004 into Sagittarius
Mercury	10°04'59" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 2004	Sep 28, 2004 into Libra
Venus	11°33'30" Leo	Direct	Sep 6, 2004	Oct 3, 2004 into Virgo
Mars	24°16'33" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 2004	Sep 26, 2004 into Libra
Jupiter	28°20'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	24°59'10" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	4°00'37" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	12°58'13" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°37'42" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	3°54'40" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on September 17, 2004

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 10:25 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Sep 17, 13:31 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Steady work gets noticed. A good time to commit to a plan.

Born on September 17, 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 less than a degree 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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