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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 2001?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 2001, the Sun was in Leo (28°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (9% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°48' Virgo at midnight UTC to 9°41' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°29'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2001	Aug 23, 2001 into Virgo
Moon	2°17'42" Libra	Direct	Aug 21, 2001	Aug 23, 2001 into Scorpio
Mercury	13°09'34" Virgo	Direct	Aug 14, 2001	Sep 1, 2001 into Libra
Venus	23°16'46" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 2001	Aug 27, 2001 into Leo
Mars	21°48'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°06'51" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	13°47'35" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	22°37'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°48'15" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°32'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	3°22'41" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 21, 2001

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 9% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 03:23 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square
Aug 21, 08:18 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 21, 21:12 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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