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Where Were the Planets on August 19, 2001?

Quick Answer

On August 19, 2001, the Sun was in Leo (26°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 19, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°20' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°37' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 19, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°34'11" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2001	Aug 23, 2001 into Virgo
Moon	1°59'26" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 2001	Aug 21, 2001 into Libra
Mercury	9°40'29" Virgo	Direct	Aug 14, 2001	Sep 1, 2001 into Libra
Venus	20°55'18" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 2001	Aug 27, 2001 into Leo
Mars	21°03'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	7°44'45" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	13°39'54" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	22°42'07" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°51'15" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°32'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	3°29'03" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 19, 2001

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 19, 02:55 UTC	New Moon in Leo	26°12' Leo
Aug 19, 08:52 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

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