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Where Were the Planets on September 26, 2021?

Quick Answer

On September 26, 2021, the Sun was in Libra (3°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (74% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, 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 26, 2021. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°42' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°29' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 26, 2021
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°37'01" Libra	Direct	Sep 22, 2021	Oct 23, 2021 into Scorpio
Moon	5°36'29" Gemini	Direct	Sep 26, 2021	Sep 28, 2021 into Cancer
Mercury	25°26'45" Libra	Stationing retrograde	Aug 30, 2021	Nov 5, 2021 into Scorpio
Venus	17°48'45" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 10, 2021	Oct 7, 2021 into Sagittarius
Mars	7°27'19" Libra	Direct	Sep 15, 2021	Oct 30, 2021 into Scorpio
Jupiter	23°06'24" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jul 28, 2021	Dec 29, 2021 into Pisces
Saturn	7°03'26" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 17, 2020	Mar 7, 2023 into Pisces
Uranus	14°14'22" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	21°27'32" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	24°20'21" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	4°38'41" Gemini	Direct	Jun 4, 2020	Dec 23, 2021 into Taurus

Sky Events on September 26, 2021

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 26, 00:36 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

Born on September 26, 2021?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Libra, so everyone born that day is a Libra several times over.

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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