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Where Were the Planets on September 16, 2026?

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On September 16, 2026, the Sun was in Virgo (23°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing 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, 2026. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°30' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°40' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 16, 2026
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°38'52" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2026	Sep 23, 2026 into Libra
Moon	27°37'40" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 14, 2026	Sep 16, 2026 into Sagittarius
Mercury	9°31'50" Libra	Direct	Sep 10, 2026	Sep 30, 2026 into Scorpio
Venus	3°39'54" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 10, 2026	Oct 25, 2026 into Libra
Mars	23°02'24" Cancer	Direct	Aug 11, 2026	Sep 28, 2026 into Leo
Jupiter	16°51'36" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 2026	Jul 26, 2027 into Virgo
Saturn	12°40'29" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 14, 2026	Apr 13, 2028 into Taurus
Uranus	5°40'58" Gemini	Retrograde	Apr 26, 2026	Aug 3, 2032 into Cancer
Neptune	3°15'57" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	3°16'04" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	28°28'50" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 18, 2026	Mar 7, 2028 into Capricorn

Sky Events on September 16, 2026

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

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 16, 08:31 UTC	Neptune sextile Pluto	Exact sextile
Sep 16, 16:41 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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