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Where Were the Planets on September 21, 2018?

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On September 21, 2018, the Sun was in Virgo (28°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (88% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Virgo. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 21, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°52' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 23°46' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 21, 2018
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°27'21" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon17°48'44" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury28°48'52" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus7°16'31" ScorpioDirect into Libra
Mars2°36'56" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Jupiter20°21'54" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn2°43'36" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Uranus1°47'28" TaurusRetrograde into Aries
Neptune14°42'33" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto18°46'44" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node2°56'48" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on September 21, 2018

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct MercuryMind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on September 21, 2018?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, 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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