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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 1993?

Quick Answer

On August 6, 1993, the Sun was in Leo (14°01' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 6, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°43' Pisces at midnight UTC to 4°36' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	14°01'48" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1993	Aug 23, 1993 into Virgo
Moon	28°41'10" Pisces	Direct	Aug 4, 1993	Aug 6, 1993 into Aries
Mercury	24°59'58" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1993	Aug 10, 1993 into Leo
Venus	5°14'03" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1993	Aug 27, 1993 into Leo
Mars	26°31'35" Virgo	Direct	Jun 23, 1993	Aug 12, 1993 into Libra
Jupiter	10°36'33" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°57'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1993	Jan 28, 1994 into Pisces
Uranus	19°14'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	19°06'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	22°43'31" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	8°54'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 6, 1993

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 6, 14:39 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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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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