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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1996?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1996, the Sun was in Leo (13°19' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°02' Aries at midnight UTC to 11°07' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°19'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1996	Aug 22, 1996 into Virgo
Moon	4°37'55" Taurus	Direct	Aug 5, 1996	Aug 7, 1996 into Gemini
Mercury	5°57'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 1, 1996	Aug 26, 1996 into Libra
Venus	28°32'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1996	Aug 7, 1996 into Cancer
Mars	7°10'35" Cancer	Direct	Jul 25, 1996	Sep 9, 1996 into Leo
Jupiter	9°07'10" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	7°08'23" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	2°09'33" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°53'44" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	0°20'28" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	10°55'08" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 5, 1996

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 03:33 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Aug 5, 10:44 UTC	Mars square Saturn	Exact square

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