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Where Were the Planets on September 5, 2016?

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On September 5, 2016, the Sun was in Virgo (13°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (16% 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 5, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°43' Libra at midnight UTC to 5°37' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 5, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun13°20'53" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon29°40'58" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mercury27°16'06" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Venus7°51'22" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars16°29'54" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter29°09'29" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn10°12'26" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus23°57'31" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune10°33'16" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto15°02'08" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node12°27'01" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on September 5, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 16% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters ScorpioLeaves Libra

Born on September 5, 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 2 degrees 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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