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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 2001?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 2001, the Sun was in Leo (13°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°51' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 2°42' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°07'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2001	Aug 23, 2001 into Virgo
Moon	26°47'26" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 3, 2001	Aug 5, 2001 into Pisces
Mercury	12°40'29" Leo	Direct	Jul 30, 2001	Aug 14, 2001 into Virgo
Venus	4°35'25" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 2001	Aug 27, 2001 into Leo
Mars	16°58'25" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	5°01'10" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	12°36'36" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	23°15'28" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	7°13'18" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°37'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	4°13'32" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 5, 2001

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 99% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 11:13 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 5, 11:27 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Exact trine
Aug 5, 16:30 UTC	Saturn opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Aug 5, 18:30 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Aug 5, 21:49 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction
Aug 5, 22:48 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	Exact conjunction

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