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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 2003?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 2003, the Sun was in Virgo (3°48' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 2003. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°01' Leo at midnight UTC to 7°49' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 2003
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°48'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2003	Sep 23, 2003 into Libra
Moon	0°53'42" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Aug 29, 2003 into Libra
Mercury	26°16'14" Virgo	Stationing retrograde	Jul 30, 2003	Oct 7, 2003 into Libra
Venus	6°12'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Libra
Mars	5°21'20" Pisces	Retrograde	Jun 17, 2003	Dec 16, 2003 into Aries
Jupiter	0°01'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	10°12'09" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	0°42'55" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 10, 2003	Sep 15, 2003 into Aquarius
Neptune	11°11'17" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	17°14'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	24°24'15" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on August 27, 2003

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 09:15 UTC	Jupiter enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 27, 10:26 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 27, 17:26 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	4°02' Virgo

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