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Where Were the Planets on September 28, 2016?

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On September 28, 2016, the Sun was in Libra (5°47' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune 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 28, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°12' Virgo at midnight UTC to 13°40' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 28, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun5°47'09" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Moon7°28'03" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury17°56'50" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus5°57'06" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mars0°45'43" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Jupiter4°05'51" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn11°26'23" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus23°11'04" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune9°57'06" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto14°55'40" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
North Node11°13'56" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on September 28, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on September 28, 2016?

The Sun and Jupiter sat 2 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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