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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 2000?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 2000, the Sun was in Virgo (8°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (6% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°05' Virgo at midnight UTC to 13°05' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°22'40" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2000	Sep 22, 2000 into Libra
Moon	6°08'41" Libra	Direct	Aug 31, 2000	Sep 2, 2000 into Scorpio
Mercury	17°11'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2000	Sep 7, 2000 into Libra
Venus	0°25'48" Libra	Direct	Aug 31, 2000	Sep 24, 2000 into Scorpio
Mars	19°32'14" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2000	Sep 17, 2000 into Virgo
Jupiter	9°52'19" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	0°51'07" Gemini	Direct	Aug 10, 2000	Oct 16, 2000 into Taurus
Uranus	18°03'23" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	4°18'42" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	10°10'59" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°10'36" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 31, 2000

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 01:32 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 31, 03:35 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 31, 20:23 UTC	Venus trine Saturn	Exact trine

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