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Where Were the Planets on September 28, 2008?

Quick Answer

On September 28, 2008, the Sun was in Libra (5°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 28, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°00' Virgo at midnight UTC to 2°06' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 28, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°43'46" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2008	Oct 23, 2008 into Scorpio
Moon	25°35'24" Virgo	Direct	Sep 26, 2008	Sep 28, 2008 into Libra
Mercury	21°47'57" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 29, 2008	Nov 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Venus	5°20'25" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 24, 2008	Oct 18, 2008 into Sagittarius
Mars	26°10'11" Libra	Direct	Aug 19, 2008	Oct 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Jupiter	13°10'56" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	14°57'09" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	20°04'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	21°47'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	28°35'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	15°57'47" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 28, 2008

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 28, 12:07 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Sep 28, 20:05 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo

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