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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 1995?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 1995, the Sun was in Leo (24°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (56% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 1995. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°05' Taurus at midnight UTC to 23°11' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 1995
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°07'14" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1995	Aug 23, 1995 into Virgo
Moon	17°10'17" Taurus	Direct	Aug 16, 1995	Aug 18, 1995 into Gemini
Mercury	12°50'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1995	Aug 29, 1995 into Libra
Venus	23°09'25" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 1995	Aug 23, 1995 into Virgo
Mars	16°33'49" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 1995	Sep 7, 1995 into Scorpio
Jupiter	5°51'55" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1994	Jan 3, 1996 into Capricorn
Saturn	23°21'33" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	27°28'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jun 8, 1995	Jan 12, 1996 into Aquarius
Neptune	23°22'04" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	27°50'19" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 21, 1995	Nov 10, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	29°39'53" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 17, 1995

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 06:43 UTC	Saturn sextile Neptune	Exact sextile

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