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Where Were the Planets on September 23, 2009?

Quick Answer

On September 23, 2009, the Sun was in Libra (0°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 23, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°46' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 6°25' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 23, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°35'56" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2009	Oct 23, 2009 into Scorpio
Moon	0°09'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 23, 2009	Sep 25, 2009 into Capricorn
Mercury	24°31'19" Virgo	Retrograde	Sep 18, 2009	Oct 10, 2009 into Libra
Venus	3°35'04" Virgo	Direct	Sep 20, 2009	Oct 14, 2009 into Libra
Mars	17°29'14" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 2009	Oct 16, 2009 into Leo
Jupiter	17°47'56" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	25°42'22" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	24°23'44" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°09'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°41'43" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	26°53'59" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 23, 2009

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 23, 11:42 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Sep 23, 14:22 UTC	The Sun square Pluto	Exact square
Sep 23, 15:36 UTC	Mercury opposite Uranus	Exact opposition

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