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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 2002?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 2002, the Sun was in Virgo (7°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 2002. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°14' Gemini at midnight UTC to 18°40' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 2002
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°54'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2002	Sep 23, 2002 into Libra
Moon	12°25'12" Gemini	Direct	Aug 30, 2002	Sep 1, 2002 into Cancer
Mercury	5°01'13" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 2002	Oct 2, 2002 into Virgo
Venus	23°31'48" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 2002	Sep 8, 2002 into Scorpio
Mars	1°12'12" Virgo	Direct	Aug 29, 2002	Oct 15, 2002 into Libra
Jupiter	6°23'50" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	27°35'30" Gemini	Direct	Apr 20, 2001	Jun 4, 2003 into Cancer
Uranus	26°24'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	8°49'44" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	14°54'28" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	13°31'14" Gemini	Direct	Oct 24, 2001	May 13, 2003 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 31, 2002

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 02:31 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	7°32' Gemini

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