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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 2025?

Quick Answer

On September 16, 2025, the Sun was in Virgo (23°52' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (28% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 16, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°29' Cancer at midnight UTC to 27°01' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°52'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2025	Sep 22, 2025 into Libra
Moon	20°17'36" Cancer	Direct	Sep 15, 2025	Sep 17, 2025 into Leo
Mercury	26°32'04" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2025	Sep 18, 2025 into Libra
Venus	26°18'28" Leo	Direct	Aug 25, 2025	Sep 19, 2025 into Virgo
Mars	26°06'06" Libra	Direct	Aug 6, 2025	Sep 22, 2025 into Scorpio
Jupiter	20°27'33" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 2025	Jun 30, 2026 into Leo
Saturn	28°52'28" Pisces	Retrograde	Sep 1, 2025	Feb 14, 2026 into Aries
Uranus	1°25'08" Gemini	Retrograde	Jul 7, 2025	Nov 8, 2025 into Taurus
Neptune	0°57'19" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 30, 2025	Oct 22, 2025 into Pisces
Pluto	1°32'30" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	17°48'32" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on September 16, 2025

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 28% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 03:02 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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