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Where Were the Planets on September 27, 2016?

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On September 27, 2016, the Sun was in Libra (4°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mars moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 27, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°30' Leo at midnight UTC to 1°11' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 27, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun4°48'15" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon24°52'55" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury17°03'27" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus4°43'59" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars0°06'25" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter3°52'52" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn11°22'15" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus23°13'22" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune9°58'33" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto14°55'38" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node11°17'07" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on September 27, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo

Born on September 27, 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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