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Where Were the Planets on September 5, 2012?

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On September 5, 2012, the Sun was in Virgo (13°19' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (77% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury sextiled Mars. Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 5, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 4°10' Taurus at midnight UTC to 16°07' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 5, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°19'24" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2012	Sep 22, 2012 into Libra
Moon	10°10'18" Taurus	Direct	Sep 4, 2012	Sep 7, 2012 into Gemini
Mercury	8°33'37" Virgo	Direct	Sep 1, 2012	Sep 16, 2012 into Libra
Venus	28°47'51" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 2012	Sep 6, 2012 into Leo
Mars	8°21'05" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 23, 2012	Oct 7, 2012 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°01'25" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	26°40'45" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°28'23" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	1°25'25" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	6°59'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	29°48'56" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on September 5, 2012

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 5, 08:05 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Decisive thinking. Good for debates, negotiations and clearing a to-do list.

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