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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1993?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1993, the Sun was in Leo (24°35' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°52' Leo at midnight UTC to 27°41' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1993
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°35'22" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1993	Aug 23, 1993 into Virgo
Moon	20°15'32" Leo	Direct	Aug 16, 1993	Aug 18, 1993 into Virgo
Mercury	12°33'13" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1993	Aug 26, 1993 into Virgo
Venus	18°01'21" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1993	Aug 27, 1993 into Leo
Mars	3°26'34" Libra	Direct	Aug 12, 1993	Sep 27, 1993 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°27'24" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°08'29" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1993	Jan 28, 1994 into Pisces
Uranus	18°53'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°51'40" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	22°46'56" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	8°19'15" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 17, 1993

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 10:39 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Aug 17, 19:28 UTC	New Moon in Leo	24°53' Leo

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