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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 2003?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 2003, the Sun was in Leo (28°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (36% illuminated). Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus met Jupiter in Leo. One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°03' Gemini at midnight UTC to 20°00' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°01'38" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2003	Aug 23, 2003 into Virgo
Moon	14°00'52" Gemini	Direct	Aug 20, 2003	Aug 22, 2003 into Cancer
Mercury	24°09'38" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 2003	Oct 7, 2003 into Libra
Venus	28°47'00" Leo	Direct	Jul 29, 2003	Aug 22, 2003 into Virgo
Mars	6°54'57" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	28°42'58" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	9°37'00" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	0°57'17" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°20'22" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°15'02" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°43'19" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on August 21, 2003

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 36% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 10:25 UTC	Venus conjunct Jupiter	One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.

Born on August 21, 2003?

The Sun, Venus and Jupiter were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Venus and Jupiter 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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