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Where Were the Planets on September 18, 2009?

Quick Answer

On September 18, 2009, the Sun was in Virgo (25°42' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 18, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°39' Virgo at midnight UTC to 29°07' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 18, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°42'34" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2009	Sep 22, 2009 into Libra
Moon	21°55'38" Virgo	Direct	Sep 16, 2009	Sep 19, 2009 into Libra
Mercury	29°37'42" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 18, 2009	Oct 10, 2009 into Libra
Venus	27°29'05" Leo	Direct	Aug 26, 2009	Sep 20, 2009 into Virgo
Mars	14°34'59" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 2009	Oct 16, 2009 into Leo
Jupiter	18°09'12" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	25°04'58" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	24°35'44" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°16'12" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°40'15" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	27°09'52" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 18, 2009

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 18, 03:27 UTC	Mercury re-enters Virgo (retrograde)	Leaves Libra
Sep 18, 18:44 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	25°59' Virgo

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