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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 1990?

Quick Answer

On August 6, 1990, the Sun was in Leo (13°46' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 6, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°11' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 19°05' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°46'21" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1990	Aug 23, 1990 into Virgo
Moon	12°36'51" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 5, 1990	Aug 7, 1990 into Pisces
Mercury	10°34'07" Virgo	Direct	Jul 29, 1990	Oct 5, 1990 into Libra
Venus	20°58'00" Cancer	Direct	Jul 20, 1990	Aug 13, 1990 into Leo
Mars	16°02'57" Taurus	Direct	Jul 12, 1990	Aug 31, 1990 into Gemini
Jupiter	27°26'49" Cancer	Direct	Jul 30, 1989	Aug 18, 1990 into Leo
Saturn	20°24'23" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	6°12'30" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°22'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°00'24" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	6°56'27" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 6, 1990

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 6, 01:29 UTC	Venus opposite Saturn	Exact opposition
Aug 6, 14:12 UTC	Partial Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius	13°48' Aquarius

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