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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 1993?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°15'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1993	Sep 23, 1993 into Libra
Moon	28°56'23" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 24, 1993	Aug 26, 1993 into Capricorn
Mercury	0°24'20" Virgo	Direct	Aug 26, 1993	Sep 11, 1993 into Libra
Venus	28°37'38" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1993	Aug 27, 1993 into Leo
Mars	9°11'31" Libra	Direct	Aug 12, 1993	Sep 27, 1993 into Scorpio
Jupiter	14°05'28" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	26°27'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1993	Jan 28, 1994 into Pisces
Uranus	18°38'15" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°41'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	22°52'47" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	7°50'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 26, 1993

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 07:06 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 26, 13:57 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

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