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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 1995?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 1995, the Sun was in Leo (29°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (7% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 1995. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°47' Cancer at midnight UTC to 5°00' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 1995
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°53'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1995	Aug 23, 1995 into Virgo
Moon	28°52'26" Cancer	Direct	Aug 21, 1995	Aug 23, 1995 into Leo
Mercury	22°08'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1995	Aug 29, 1995 into Libra
Venus	0°34'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 1995	Sep 16, 1995 into Libra
Mars	20°22'42" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 1995	Sep 7, 1995 into Scorpio
Jupiter	6°11'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 9, 1994	Jan 3, 1996 into Capricorn
Saturn	22°58'18" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 28, 1994	Apr 7, 1996 into Aries
Uranus	27°16'27" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jun 8, 1995	Jan 12, 1996 into Aquarius
Neptune	23°14'24" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	27°52'43" Scorpio	Direct	Apr 21, 1995	Nov 10, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	29°20'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 23, 1995

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 7% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 00:42 UTC	Venus enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 14:12 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 23, 14:34 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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