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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 2002?

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On August 21, 2002, the Sun was in Leo (28°15' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Saturn trined Uranus. Reform that sticks: change built into lasting structures.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°37' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 18°05' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 2002
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°15'47" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon11°53'09" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury23°14'02" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus14°14'17" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars24°50'22" LeoDirect into Virgo
Jupiter4°18'30" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn26°49'23" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Uranus26°47'42" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune9°04'14" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Pluto14°54'26" SagittariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node14°03'00" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on August 21, 2002

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Saturn trine UranusReform that sticks: change built into lasting structures.

Born on August 21, 2002?

The Sun, Mars and Jupiter were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over.

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.

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