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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 2000?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 2000, the Sun was in Leo (9°31' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (3% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°40' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°26' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°31'51" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2000	Aug 22, 2000 into Virgo
Moon	29°06'26" Leo	Direct	Jul 30, 2000	Aug 1, 2000 into Virgo
Mercury	20°52'27" Cancer	Direct	May 30, 2000	Aug 7, 2000 into Leo
Venus	23°34'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 13, 2000	Aug 6, 2000 into Virgo
Mars	0°17'15" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2000	Sep 17, 2000 into Virgo
Jupiter	6°01'30" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	29°27'22" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	19°13'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	5°03'29" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	10°15'10" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	23°45'55" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 1, 2000

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 01:20 UTC	Mars enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 1, 13:27 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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