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Where Were the Planets on August 13, 2003?

Quick Answer

On August 13, 2003, the Sun was in Leo (20°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars trined Saturn while Mars was retrograde. Disciplined effort. Good for hard jobs that need stamina and control. Mercury squared Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 13, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°49' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 12°57' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 13, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°20'14" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2003	Aug 23, 2003 into Virgo
Moon	6°26'26" Pisces	Direct	Aug 13, 2003	Aug 15, 2003 into Aries
Mercury	17°41'06" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 2003	Oct 7, 2003 into Libra
Venus	18°53'25" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 2003	Aug 22, 2003 into Virgo
Mars	8°40'10" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	26°58'24" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	8°46'45" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	1°16'14" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°33'01" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°17'59" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	25°08'44" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on August 13, 2003

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 13, 00:18 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Aug 13, 02:57 UTC	Mars trine Saturn	Disciplined effort. Good for hard jobs that need stamina and control.
Aug 13, 03:00 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

Born on August 13, 2003?

The Sun, Venus and Jupiter were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. The Sun and Venus sat 1 degrees apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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