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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 2003?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 2003, the Sun was in Leo (12°40' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (52% illuminated). Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°06' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 22°13' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°40'08" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2003	Aug 23, 2003 into Virgo
Moon	15°09'36" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 4, 2003	Aug 6, 2003 into Sagittarius
Mercury	8°19'36" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 2003	Oct 7, 2003 into Libra
Venus	9°00'56" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 2003	Aug 22, 2003 into Virgo
Mars	9°47'38" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	25°14'28" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	7°53'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	1°34'29" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°46'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°22'50" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	25°34'09" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on August 5, 2003

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 03:13 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 5, 07:28 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	12°29' Scorpio

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