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Where Were the Planets on September 20, 2012?

Quick Answer

On September 20, 2012, the Sun was in Virgo (27°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury opposed Uranus. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast. Mercury squared Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 20, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°03' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°25' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 20, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°55'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2012	Sep 22, 2012 into Libra
Moon	27°16'01" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 18, 2012	Sep 20, 2012 into Sagittarius
Mercury	6°08'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 16, 2012	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Venus	15°20'40" Leo	Direct	Sep 6, 2012	Oct 3, 2012 into Virgo
Mars	18°25'50" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 23, 2012	Oct 7, 2012 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°03'24" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	28°14'54" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	6°54'15" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	1°02'36" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	6°57'20" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	29°01'17" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on September 20, 2012

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 20, 16:33 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Sep 20, 22:22 UTC	Mercury opposite Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.
Sep 20, 23:20 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

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