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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 1971?

Quick Answer

On August 28, 1971, the Sun was in Virgo (4°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (44% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°23' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 3°36' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 1971
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°32'00" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1971	Sep 23, 1971 into Libra
Moon	27°28'39" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 26, 1971	Aug 28, 1971 into Sagittarius
Mercury	1°05'11" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1971	Aug 29, 1971 into Leo
Venus	4°43'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1971	Sep 17, 1971 into Libra
Mars	12°50'25" Aquarius	Retrograde	May 3, 1971	Nov 6, 1971 into Pisces
Jupiter	28°21'59" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 5, 1971	Sep 11, 1971 into Sagittarius
Saturn	6°06'32" Gemini	Direct	Jun 18, 1971	Jan 10, 1972 into Taurus
Uranus	11°32'13" Libra	Direct	Jun 24, 1969	Nov 21, 1974 into Scorpio
Neptune	0°22'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	28°36'13" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	13°16'30" Aquarius	Direct	Oct 16, 1970	May 5, 1972 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 28, 1971

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 44% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 28, 16:56 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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