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Where Were the Planets on September 12, 2025?

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On September 12, 2025, the Sun was in Virgo (19°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 12, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°58' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°24' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 12, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°59'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2025	Sep 22, 2025 into Libra
Moon	24°12'41" Taurus	Direct	Sep 10, 2025	Sep 12, 2025 into Gemini
Mercury	19°07'20" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2025	Sep 18, 2025 into Libra
Venus	21°26'36" Leo	Direct	Aug 25, 2025	Sep 19, 2025 into Virgo
Mars	23°26'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 6, 2025	Sep 22, 2025 into Scorpio
Jupiter	19°49'52" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 2025	Jun 30, 2026 into Leo
Saturn	29°10'51" Pisces	Retrograde	Sep 1, 2025	Feb 14, 2026 into Aries
Uranus	1°26'48" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 7, 2025	Nov 8, 2025 into Taurus
Neptune	1°03'51" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 30, 2025	Oct 22, 2025 into Pisces
Pluto	1°35'38" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	18°01'14" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 12, 2025

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 12, 07:29 UTC	The Sun sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Sep 12, 21:38 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Sep 12, 21:53 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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