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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 1993?

Quick Answer

On August 8, 1993, the Sun was in Leo (15°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (70% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°28' Aries at midnight UTC to 28°19' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°56'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1993	Aug 23, 1993 into Virgo
Moon	22°23'26" Aries	Direct	Aug 6, 1993	Aug 9, 1993 into Taurus
Mercury	27°31'13" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1993	Aug 10, 1993 into Leo
Venus	7°32'36" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1993	Aug 27, 1993 into Leo
Mars	27°46'29" Virgo	Direct	Jun 23, 1993	Aug 12, 1993 into Libra
Jupiter	10°55'53" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°48'40" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1993	Jan 28, 1994 into Pisces
Uranus	19°10'31" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	19°03'35" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	22°43'50" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	8°47'51" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 8, 1993

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 70% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 8, 20:16 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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