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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1990?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 1990, the Sun was in Virgo (3°00' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (33% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1990. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 7°06' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 19°06' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1990
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°00'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1990	Sep 23, 1990 into Libra
Moon	13°07'46" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 25, 1990	Aug 27, 1990 into Sagittarius
Mercury	23°31'41" Virgo	Stationing direct	Jul 29, 1990	Oct 5, 1990 into Libra
Venus	15°24'15" Leo	Direct	Aug 13, 1990	Sep 7, 1990 into Virgo
Mars	27°26'54" Taurus	Direct	Jul 12, 1990	Aug 31, 1990 into Gemini
Jupiter	1°42'53" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	19°18'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 1988	Feb 6, 1991 into Aquarius
Uranus	5°45'10" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	12°00'31" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	15°14'57" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	5°52'54" Aquarius	Direct	May 28, 1989	Dec 15, 1990 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 26, 1990

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 33% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 08:55 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square

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