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Where Were the Planets on August 25, 2001?

Quick Answer

On August 25, 2001, the Sun was in Virgo (2°21' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (47% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 25, 2001. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°46' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 4°51' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 25, 2001
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°21'09" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2001	Sep 22, 2001 into Libra
Moon	28°22'26" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 23, 2001	Aug 25, 2001 into Sagittarius
Mercury	19°51'05" Virgo	Direct	Aug 14, 2001	Sep 1, 2001 into Libra
Venus	28°00'44" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 2001	Aug 27, 2001 into Leo
Mars	23°23'36" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 14, 2001	Sep 8, 2001 into Capricorn
Jupiter	8°49'58" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2001	Aug 1, 2002 into Leo
Saturn	14°01'52" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	22°27'53" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	6°42'24" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	12°32'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	3°09'59" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 25, 2001

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 25, 14:59 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 25, 19:55 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	2°40' Sagittarius

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