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Where Were the Planets on September 18, 2008?

Quick Answer

On September 18, 2008, the Sun was in Virgo (25°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (88% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 18, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°26' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°42' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 18, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°56'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2008	Sep 22, 2008 into Libra
Moon	6°34'07" Taurus	Direct	Sep 18, 2008	Sep 20, 2008 into Gemini
Mercury	21°10'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 2008	Nov 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Venus	23°07'45" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 2008	Sep 24, 2008 into Scorpio
Mars	19°30'36" Libra	Direct	Aug 19, 2008	Oct 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°42'01" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	13°43'35" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	20°27'30" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°59'34" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	28°31'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	16°29'34" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 18, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 18, 00:56 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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