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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 2003?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 2003, the Sun was in Leo (24°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (73% illuminated). Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°32' Aries at midnight UTC to 2°32' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°10'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2003	Aug 23, 2003 into Virgo
Moon	26°34'06" Aries	Direct	Aug 15, 2003	Aug 17, 2003 into Taurus
Mercury	21°21'18" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 2003	Oct 7, 2003 into Libra
Venus	23°50'03" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 2003	Aug 22, 2003 into Virgo
Mars	7°51'25" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	27°50'38" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	9°12'19" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	1°06'48" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°26'37" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°16'16" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°56'01" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on August 17, 2003

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 73% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 18:52 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on August 17, 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 less than a degree 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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