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Where Were the Planets on September 5, 2023?

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On September 5, 2023, the Sun was in Virgo (12°40' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (65% illuminated). Mercury, 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 5, 2023. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°54' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°06' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 5, 2023
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun12°40'43" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon25°33'35" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury14°33'08" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Venus12°14'39" LeoStationing retrograde into Virgo
Mars5°45'27" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter15°34'44" TaurusStationing direct into Gemini
Saturn3°08'45" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Uranus23°03'09" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune26°39'23" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto28°10'38" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node27°06'02" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on September 5, 2023

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 65% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus

Born on September 5, 2023?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees 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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