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Where Were the Planets on September 9, 2012?

Quick Answer

On September 9, 2012, the Sun was in Virgo (17°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (41% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 9, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°36' Gemini at midnight UTC to 3°36' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 9, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°12'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2012	Sep 22, 2012 into Libra
Moon	27°35'11" Gemini	Direct	Sep 7, 2012	Sep 9, 2012 into Cancer
Mercury	16°15'29" Virgo	Direct	Sep 1, 2012	Sep 16, 2012 into Libra
Venus	3°07'47" Leo	Direct	Sep 6, 2012	Oct 3, 2012 into Virgo
Mars	11°00'15" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 23, 2012	Oct 7, 2012 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	15°21'52" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	27°04'50" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°19'40" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	1°19'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	6°58'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	29°36'14" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on September 9, 2012

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 9, 00:14 UTC	Mercury square Jupiter	Exact square
Sep 9, 16:49 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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