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Where Were the Planets on September 3, 2010?

Quick Answer

On September 3, 2010, the Sun was in Virgo (10°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (31% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 3, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°07' Gemini at midnight UTC to 9°52' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 3, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°53'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2010	Sep 23, 2010 into Libra
Moon	2°56'53" Cancer	Direct	Sep 3, 2010	Sep 5, 2010 into Leo
Mercury	10°56'10" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 2010	Oct 3, 2010 into Libra
Venus	25°53'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 2010	Sep 8, 2010 into Scorpio
Mars	22°26'20" Libra	Direct	Jul 29, 2010	Sep 14, 2010 into Scorpio
Jupiter	0°41'53" Aries	Retrograde	Jun 6, 2010	Sep 9, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	4°24'27" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°19'16" Pisces	Retrograde	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	26°55'24" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°49'10" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	8°37'51" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on September 3, 2010

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 31% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 3, 06:50 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini
Sep 3, 12:36 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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