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Where Were the Planets on September 24, 2012?

Quick Answer

On September 24, 2012, the Sun was in Libra (1°50' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune 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 24, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°34' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 0°15' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 24, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°50'36" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2012	Oct 23, 2012 into Scorpio
Moon	23°26'38" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 22, 2012	Sep 24, 2012 into Aquarius
Mercury	12°52'07" Libra	Direct	Sep 16, 2012	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Venus	19°52'49" Leo	Direct	Sep 6, 2012	Oct 3, 2012 into Virgo
Mars	21°10'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 23, 2012	Oct 7, 2012 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	16°12'54" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	28°41'35" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	6°44'41" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	0°57'04" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	6°57'52" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	28°48'34" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on September 24, 2012

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 69% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 24, 23:32 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on September 24, 2012?

The Sun, Mercury and Saturn were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over.

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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