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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 2005?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 2005, the Sun was in Virgo (24°41' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (99% 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 17, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°06' Pisces at midnight UTC to 24°00' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°41'35" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2005	Sep 22, 2005 into Libra
Moon	16°35'05" Pisces	Direct	Sep 16, 2005	Sep 18, 2005 into Aries
Mercury	24°09'39" Virgo	Direct	Sep 4, 2005	Sep 20, 2005 into Libra
Venus	6°43'48" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 11, 2005	Oct 8, 2005 into Sagittarius
Mars	21°53'24" Taurus	Direct	Jul 28, 2005	Feb 17, 2006 into Gemini
Jupiter	21°45'15" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	7°37'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	8°08'25" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°13'41" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°53'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°34'59" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on September 17, 2005

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on September 17, 2005?

The Sun and Mercury 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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