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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 2000?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 2000, the Sun was in Leo (27°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (74% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°36' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°46' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°45'36" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2000	Aug 22, 2000 into Virgo
Moon	29°10'09" Aries	Direct	Aug 18, 2000	Aug 20, 2000 into Taurus
Mercury	26°09'37" Leo	Direct	Aug 7, 2000	Aug 22, 2000 into Virgo
Venus	16°55'20" Virgo	Direct	Aug 6, 2000	Aug 31, 2000 into Libra
Mars	12°30'59" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2000	Sep 17, 2000 into Virgo
Jupiter	8°42'35" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	0°30'36" Gemini	Direct	Aug 10, 2000	Oct 16, 2000 into Taurus
Uranus	18°28'30" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	4°33'50" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	10°09'08" Sagittarius	Stationing direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°45'33" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 20, 2000

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 13:30 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on August 20, 2000?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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