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Where Were the Planets on September 22, 2009?

Quick Answer

On September 22, 2009, the Sun was in Virgo (29°37' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (17% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 22, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 10°42' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 23°45' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 22, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°37'12" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2009	Sep 22, 2009 into Libra
Moon	17°17'27" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 21, 2009	Sep 23, 2009 into Sagittarius
Mercury	25°27'05" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 18, 2009	Oct 10, 2009 into Libra
Venus	2°21'45" Virgo	Direct	Sep 20, 2009	Oct 14, 2009 into Libra
Mars	16°54'42" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 2009	Oct 16, 2009 into Leo
Jupiter	17°51'50" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	25°34'54" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	24°26'08" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°11'01" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°41'21" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	26°57'10" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 22, 2009

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 17% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 22, 09:09 UTC	Mercury conjunct Saturn	Exact conjunction
Sep 22, 21:19 UTC	The Sun enters Libra	September Equinox

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