The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on August 9, 2002?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 2002, the Sun was in Leo (16°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°56' Leo at midnight UTC to 3°39' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	16°43'55" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2002	Aug 23, 2002 into Virgo
Moon	26°16'59" Leo	Direct	Aug 7, 2002	Aug 9, 2002 into Virgo
Mercury	5°14'32" Virgo	Direct	Aug 6, 2002	Aug 26, 2002 into Libra
Venus	2°12'05" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 2002	Sep 8, 2002 into Scorpio
Mars	17°11'30" Leo	Direct	Jul 13, 2002	Aug 29, 2002 into Virgo
Jupiter	1°42'58" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	25°44'02" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	27°16'15" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	9°23'07" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	14°58'35" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°41'08" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 9, 2002

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 18:03 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo

Born on August 9, 2002?

The Sun, Mars and Jupiter were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. The Sun and Mars sat less than a degree apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.