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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1984?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1984, the Sun was in Virgo (3°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1984. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°30' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°35' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1984
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°25'01" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1984	Sep 22, 1984 into Libra
Moon	29°01'55" Leo	Direct	Aug 24, 1984	Aug 26, 1984 into Virgo
Mercury	7°22'59" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1984	Sep 30, 1984 into Libra
Venus	22°58'37" Virgo	Direct	Aug 7, 1984	Sep 1, 1984 into Libra
Mars	4°45'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 17, 1984	Oct 5, 1984 into Capricorn
Jupiter	3°08'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1984	Feb 6, 1985 into Aquarius
Saturn	11°14'40" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 1983	Nov 17, 1985 into Sagittarius
Uranus	9°33'41" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 16, 1981	Feb 15, 1988 into Capricorn
Neptune	28°42'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 22, 1984	Nov 21, 1984 into Capricorn
Pluto	29°57'23" Libra	Direct	May 18, 1984	Aug 28, 1984 into Scorpio
North Node	1°54'12" Gemini	Direct	Mar 14, 1983	Oct 1, 1984 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 26, 1984

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 05:18 UTC	The Sun trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Aug 26, 13:32 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 26, 19:26 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	3°43' Virgo

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