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Where Were the Planets on September 3, 2016?

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On September 3, 2016, the Sun was in Virgo (11°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (4% illuminated). Mercury, 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 3, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°31' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°41' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 3, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°24'33" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon5°38'15" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury28°17'12" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Venus5°24'23" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars15°21'01" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter28°44'09" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn10°08'12" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus24°00'47" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune10°36'34" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto15°03'24" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node12°33'22" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on September 3, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LibraLeaves Virgo

Born on September 3, 2016?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree 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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