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Where Were the Planets on September 12, 2012?

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On September 12, 2012, the Sun was in Virgo (20°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (15% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 12, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°24' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°18' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 12, 2012
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun20°07'26" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon4°48'39" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury21°53'16" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus6°25'12" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars13°00'38" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Jupiter15°35'23" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn27°23'25" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus7°12'55" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune1°14'27" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto6°57'45" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node29°26'42" ScorpioDirect into Libra

Sky Events on September 12, 2012

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 15% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LeoLeaves Cancer

Born on September 12, 2012?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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