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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1993?

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On August 26, 1993, the Sun was in Virgo (3°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Mercury moved from Leo into Virgo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°25' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 5°23' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 1993
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun3°15'43" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon28°56'23" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury0°24'20" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus28°37'38" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars9°11'31" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter14°05'28" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn26°27'48" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Uranus18°38'15" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Neptune18°41'25" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto22°52'47" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node7°50'39" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 26, 1993

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury enters VirgoLeaves Leo
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

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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.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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