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Where Were the Planets on September 21, 2004?

Quick Answer

On September 21, 2004, the Sun was in Virgo (28°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (48% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun met Jupiter in Virgo. Confidence swells. Opportunities look bigger, and so do promises, so check the math.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 21, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°37' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 3°46' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 21, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°50'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2004	Sep 22, 2004 into Libra
Moon	26°41'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 19, 2004	Sep 21, 2004 into Capricorn
Mercury	17°02'39" Virgo	Direct	Sep 10, 2004	Sep 28, 2004 into Libra
Venus	16°02'01" Leo	Direct	Sep 6, 2004	Oct 3, 2004 into Virgo
Mars	26°50'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 2004	Sep 26, 2004 into Libra
Jupiter	29°12'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	25°19'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	3°52'04" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	12°54'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°40'16" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	3°41'57" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on September 21, 2004

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 48% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 21, 15:54 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	29°00' Sagittarius
Sep 21, 17:35 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Sep 21, 23:48 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Confidence swells. Opportunities look bigger, and so do promises, so check the math.

Born on September 21, 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 Jupiter 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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