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Where Were the Planets on September 1, 2010?

Quick Answer

On September 1, 2010, the Sun was in Virgo (8°57' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 1, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°49' Taurus at midnight UTC to 12°46' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 1, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°57'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2010	Sep 23, 2010 into Libra
Moon	6°15'53" Gemini	Direct	Sep 1, 2010	Sep 3, 2010 into Cancer
Mercury	12°50'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 2010	Oct 3, 2010 into Libra
Venus	24°12'14" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 2010	Sep 8, 2010 into Scorpio
Mars	21°08'02" Libra	Direct	Jul 29, 2010	Sep 14, 2010 into Scorpio
Jupiter	0°55'49" Aries	Retrograde	Jun 6, 2010	Sep 9, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	4°10'31" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°23'42" Pisces	Retrograde	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	26°58'35" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°49'53" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	8°44'12" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 1, 2010

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 1, 00:19 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Sep 1, 17:22 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	9°10' Gemini

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