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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 2000?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 2000, the Sun was in Virgo (3°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune 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 26, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°43' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°25' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°32'40" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2000	Sep 22, 2000 into Libra
Moon	23°04'03" Cancer	Direct	Aug 24, 2000	Aug 26, 2000 into Leo
Mercury	7°55'31" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2000	Sep 7, 2000 into Libra
Venus	24°17'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 6, 2000	Aug 31, 2000 into Libra
Mars	16°21'03" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2000	Sep 17, 2000 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°23'00" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	0°43'21" Gemini	Direct	Aug 10, 2000	Oct 16, 2000 into Taurus
Uranus	18°14'36" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	4°25'20" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	10°09'39" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°26'29" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 26, 2000

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 23:16 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on August 26, 2000?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over.

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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