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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 2002?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 2002, the Sun was in Leo (27°18' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (94% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°59' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 5°37' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°18'02" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2002	Aug 23, 2002 into Virgo
Moon	29°19'44" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 18, 2002	Aug 20, 2002 into Aquarius
Mercury	21°52'54" Virgo	Direct	Aug 6, 2002	Aug 26, 2002 into Libra
Venus	13°16'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 2002	Sep 8, 2002 into Scorpio
Mars	24°12'10" Leo	Direct	Jul 13, 2002	Aug 29, 2002 into Virgo
Jupiter	4°05'43" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	26°44'20" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	26°50'06" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	9°05'45" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	14°54'36" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	14°06'11" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 20, 2002

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 00:50 UTC	The Sun opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Aug 20, 13:16 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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