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Where Were the Planets on September 21, 2013?

Quick Answer

On September 21, 2013, the Sun was in Virgo (28°39' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 21, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°35' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°46' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 21, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°39'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2013	Sep 22, 2013 into Libra
Moon	24°14'12" Aries	Direct	Sep 19, 2013	Sep 21, 2013 into Taurus
Mercury	19°01'41" Libra	Direct	Sep 9, 2013	Sep 29, 2013 into Scorpio
Venus	11°45'24" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 11, 2013	Oct 7, 2013 into Sagittarius
Mars	15°23'51" Leo	Direct	Aug 28, 2013	Oct 15, 2013 into Virgo
Jupiter	17°10'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	9°00'58" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°00'48" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°18'02" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	8°59'24" Capricorn	Direct	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	9°38'25" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on September 21, 2013

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

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 21, 05:42 UTC	Saturn sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Sep 21, 22:33 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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