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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 1996?

Quick Answer

On August 28, 1996, the Sun was in Virgo (5°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°27' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 9°30' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°27'03" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1996	Sep 22, 1996 into Libra
Moon	2°00'18" Pisces	Direct	Aug 28, 1996	Aug 30, 1996 into Aries
Mercury	1°27'40" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 1996	Sep 12, 1996 into Virgo
Venus	19°53'49" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 1996	Sep 7, 1996 into Leo
Mars	22°10'47" Cancer	Direct	Jul 25, 1996	Sep 9, 1996 into Leo
Jupiter	7°52'46" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	6°04'53" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	1°20'31" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°22'28" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	0°25'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	9°42'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 28, 1996

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 28, 07:16 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine
Aug 28, 08:48 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Aug 28, 17:52 UTC	Full Moon in Pisces	5°41' Pisces

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