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Where Were the Planets on August 13, 2002?

Quick Answer

On August 13, 2002, the Sun was in Leo (20°34' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (29% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 13, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°57' Libra at midnight UTC to 2°22' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 13, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°34'16" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2002	Aug 23, 2002 into Virgo
Moon	25°12'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 2002	Aug 13, 2002 into Scorpio
Mercury	11°39'33" Virgo	Direct	Aug 6, 2002	Aug 26, 2002 into Libra
Venus	6°18'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 2002	Sep 8, 2002 into Scorpio
Mars	19°44'34" Leo	Direct	Jul 13, 2002	Aug 29, 2002 into Virgo
Jupiter	2°35'19" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	26°06'56" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	27°06'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	9°16'41" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	14°56'42" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°28'25" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 13, 2002

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 29% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 13, 20:00 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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