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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 2000?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 2000, the Sun was in Leo (28°43' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (64% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°47' Taurus at midnight UTC to 19°12' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°43'22" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2000	Aug 22, 2000 into Virgo
Moon	12°28'08" Taurus	Direct	Aug 20, 2000	Aug 22, 2000 into Gemini
Mercury	28°09'45" Leo	Direct	Aug 7, 2000	Aug 22, 2000 into Virgo
Venus	18°09'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 6, 2000	Aug 31, 2000 into Libra
Mars	13°09'22" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2000	Sep 17, 2000 into Virgo
Jupiter	8°49'42" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	0°32'59" Gemini	Direct	Aug 10, 2000	Oct 16, 2000 into Taurus
Uranus	18°26'09" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	4°32'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	10°09'08" Sagittarius	Stationing retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°42'23" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 21, 2000

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

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