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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 1999?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 1999, the Sun was in Leo (12°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (41% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 1999. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°45' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°01' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 1999
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°38'06" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1999	Aug 23, 1999 into Virgo
Moon	22°52'44" Taurus	Direct	Aug 3, 1999	Aug 5, 1999 into Gemini
Mercury	28°36'23" Cancer	Stationing direct	Jul 31, 1999	Aug 11, 1999 into Leo
Venus	4°18'58" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 12, 1999	Aug 15, 1999 into Leo
Mars	13°39'34" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 5, 1999	Sep 2, 1999 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°21'39" Taurus	Direct	Jun 28, 1999	Oct 23, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	16°39'11" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	14°54'13" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	2°42'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	7°47'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	12°56'05" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 5, 1999

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 41% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 08:34 UTC	Venus trine Jupiter	Exact trine
Aug 5, 23:56 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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