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Where Were the Planets on September 12, 2016?

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On September 12, 2016, the Sun was in Virgo (20°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (78% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 12, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°22' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°22' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 12, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°08'55" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2016	Sep 22, 2016 into Libra
Moon	24°50'07" Capricorn	Direct	Sep 10, 2016	Sep 12, 2016 into Aquarius
Mercury	21°07'06" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 30, 2016	Oct 7, 2016 into Libra
Venus	16°25'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 30, 2016	Sep 23, 2016 into Scorpio
Mars	20°38'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 2, 2016	Sep 27, 2016 into Capricorn
Jupiter	0°38'55" Libra	Direct	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 10, 2017 into Scorpio
Saturn	10°30'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	23°44'58" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	10°21'49" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	14°58'34" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	12°04'46" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on September 12, 2016

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 79% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 12, 18:57 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Sep 12, 21:28 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Sep 12, 23:40 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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