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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1993?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1993, the Sun was in Leo (9°14' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (99% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus moved from Gemini into Cancer.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°14' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 3°51' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°14'40" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1993	Aug 23, 1993 into Virgo
Moon	27°34'37" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 30, 1993	Aug 1, 1993 into Aquarius
Mercury	20°22'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1993	Aug 10, 1993 into Leo
Venus	29°29'38" Gemini	Direct	Jul 6, 1993	Aug 1, 1993 into Cancer
Mars	23°25'22" Virgo	Direct	Jun 23, 1993	Aug 12, 1993 into Libra
Jupiter	9°49'55" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	28°18'30" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1993	Jan 28, 1994 into Pisces
Uranus	19°25'32" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	19°13'45" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	22°43'19" Scorpio	Retrograde	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	9°10'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 1, 1993

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 16:36 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn
Aug 1, 22:37 UTC	Venus enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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Uranus and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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