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Where Were the Planets on August 29, 2000?

Quick Answer

On August 29, 2000, the Sun was in Virgo (6°26' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 29, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°03' Virgo at midnight UTC to 14°41' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 29, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	6°26'35" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2000	Sep 22, 2000 into Libra
Moon	7°24'04" Virgo	Direct	Aug 28, 2000	Aug 31, 2000 into Libra
Mercury	13°32'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2000	Sep 7, 2000 into Libra
Venus	27°58'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 6, 2000	Aug 31, 2000 into Libra
Mars	18°15'50" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2000	Sep 17, 2000 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°41'05" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	0°48'19" Gemini	Direct	Aug 10, 2000	Oct 16, 2000 into Taurus
Uranus	18°07'49" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	4°21'18" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	10°10'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°16'58" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 29, 2000

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 29, 07:15 UTC	Mars opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Aug 29, 10:19 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	6°22' Virgo

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