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Where Were the Planets on August 25, 2003?

Quick Answer

On August 25, 2003, the Sun was in Virgo (1°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% 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 25, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°23' Cancer at midnight UTC to 10°31' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 25, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°52'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2003	Sep 23, 2003 into Libra
Moon	3°55'15" Leo	Direct	Aug 25, 2003	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Mercury	25°53'25" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 2003	Oct 7, 2003 into Libra
Venus	3°44'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Libra
Mars	5°53'15" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	29°35'20" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2002	Aug 27, 2003 into Virgo
Saturn	10°00'42" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	0°47'43" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°14'16" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°14'19" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°30'36" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on August 25, 2003

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 25, 04:48 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

Born on August 25, 2003?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. The Sun and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Virgo, 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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