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Where Were the Planets on September 15, 2011?

Quick Answer

On September 15, 2011, the Sun was in Virgo (22°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (91% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 15, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°25' Aries at midnight UTC to 2°15' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 15, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°18'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2011	Sep 23, 2011 into Libra
Moon	26°20'55" Aries	Direct	Sep 13, 2011	Sep 15, 2011 into Taurus
Mercury	10°43'43" Virgo	Direct	Sep 9, 2011	Sep 25, 2011 into Libra
Venus	0°28'59" Libra	Direct	Sep 15, 2011	Oct 9, 2011 into Scorpio
Mars	27°48'00" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 2011	Sep 19, 2011 into Leo
Jupiter	9°55'30" Taurus	Retrograde	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	16°47'07" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	2°59'49" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	28°54'18" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	4°53'18" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	18°40'02" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on September 15, 2011

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 91% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 15, 01:43 UTC	Mercury trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Sep 15, 02:39 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Sep 15, 19:24 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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