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Where Were the Planets on September 26, 2016?

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On September 26, 2016, the Sun was in Libra (3°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (19% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Jupiter in Libra. Confidence swells. Opportunities look bigger, and so do promises, so check the math.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 26, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°34' Leo at midnight UTC to 18°29' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 26, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun3°49'22" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon12°04'26" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury16°18'18" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus3°30'50" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars29°27'17" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter3°39'54" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn11°18'13" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus23°15'38" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune10°00'01" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto14°55'37" CapricornStationing direct into Aquarius
North Node11°20'17" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on September 26, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 19% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct JupiterConfidence swells. Opportunities look bigger, and so do promises, so check the math.

Born on September 26, 2016?

The Sun and Jupiter sat less than a degree 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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