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Where Were the Planets on September 24, 2016?

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On September 24, 2016, the Sun was in Libra (1°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (38% illuminated). 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 24, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°51' Cancer at midnight UTC to 22°21' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 24, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun1°51'44" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon15°39'27" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury15°14'52" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus1°04'31" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars28°09'32" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter3°13'57" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn11°10'21" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus23°20'06" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune10°02'59" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto14°55'41" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node11°26'39" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on September 24, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 38% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on September 24, 2016?

The Sun and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Libra, 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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