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Where Were the Planets on September 17, 2013?

Quick Answer

On September 17, 2013, the Sun was in Virgo (24°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (95% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 17, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°37' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 5°58' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 17, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°45'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2013	Sep 22, 2013 into Libra
Moon	28°49'26" Aquarius	Direct	Sep 15, 2013	Sep 17, 2013 into Pisces
Mercury	13°05'09" Libra	Direct	Sep 9, 2013	Sep 29, 2013 into Scorpio
Venus	7°11'06" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 11, 2013	Oct 7, 2013 into Sagittarius
Mars	12°54'34" Leo	Direct	Aug 28, 2013	Oct 15, 2013 into Virgo
Jupiter	16°36'53" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	8°37'13" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°10'05" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°23'57" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	8°59'32" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	9°51'08" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on September 17, 2013

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 17, 07:17 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Sep 17, 13:57 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius

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