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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1976?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1976, the Sun was in Virgo (0°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (5% illuminated). No planets were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1976. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°01' Cancer at midnight UTC to 11°43' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1976
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°28'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1976	Sep 22, 1976 into Libra
Moon	4°49'31" Leo	Direct	Aug 23, 1976	Aug 25, 1976 into Virgo
Mercury	27°33'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 3, 1976	Aug 25, 1976 into Libra
Venus	18°38'04" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 1976	Sep 1, 1976 into Libra
Mars	29°31'22" Virgo	Direct	Jul 6, 1976	Aug 24, 1976 into Libra
Jupiter	0°00'23" Gemini	Direct	Aug 23, 1976	Oct 16, 1976 into Taurus
Saturn	9°43'14" Leo	Direct	Jun 5, 1976	Nov 17, 1977 into Virgo
Uranus	3°49'50" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 8, 1975	Feb 17, 1981 into Sagittarius
Neptune	11°11'35" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 6, 1970	Jan 19, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	10°03'06" Libra	Direct	Jul 30, 1972	Nov 5, 1983 into Scorpio
North Node	6°47'36" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 12, 1975	Dec 29, 1976 into Libra

Sky Events on August 23, 1976

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 00:18 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 03:30 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 23, 10:14 UTC	Jupiter enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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