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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 1993?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 1993, the Sun was in Leo (16°54' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (61% 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 9, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°19' Aries at midnight UTC to 10°16' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°54'18" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1993	Aug 23, 1993 into Virgo
Moon	4°17'13" Taurus	Direct	Aug 9, 1993	Aug 11, 1993 into Gemini
Mercury	28°54'42" Cancer	Direct	Jun 2, 1993	Aug 10, 1993 into Leo
Venus	8°42'03" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1993	Aug 27, 1993 into Leo
Mars	28°24'01" Virgo	Direct	Jun 23, 1993	Aug 12, 1993 into Libra
Jupiter	11°05'42" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°44'16" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1993	Jan 28, 1994 into Pisces
Uranus	19°08'28" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	19°02'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	22°44'02" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	8°44'40" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 9, 1993

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 61% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 03:22 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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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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