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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 2002?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 2002, the Sun was in Virgo (4°02' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (82% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°24' Aries at midnight UTC to 0°13' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°02'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2002	Sep 23, 2002 into Libra
Moon	24°19'12" Aries	Direct	Aug 25, 2002	Aug 27, 2002 into Taurus
Mercury	0°43'03" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 2002	Oct 2, 2002 into Virgo
Venus	19°54'35" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 2002	Sep 8, 2002 into Scorpio
Mars	28°39'29" Leo	Direct	Jul 13, 2002	Aug 29, 2002 into Virgo
Jupiter	5°34'14" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	27°18'02" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	26°33'24" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°55'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	14°54'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	13°43'56" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 27, 2002

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 23:31 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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