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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 2004?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 2004, the Sun was in Leo (24°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°20' Virgo at midnight UTC to 18°04' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°54'32" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2004	Aug 22, 2004 into Virgo
Moon	11°41'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 16, 2004	Aug 18, 2004 into Libra
Mercury	6°15'34" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 25, 2004	Aug 25, 2004 into Leo
Venus	9°10'55" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 2004	Sep 6, 2004 into Leo
Mars	4°29'07" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 2004	Sep 26, 2004 into Libra
Jupiter	21°48'06" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	21°49'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	5°13'15" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	13°41'27" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°35'24" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	5°33'10" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on August 17, 2004

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 16:23 UTC	Jupiter sextile Saturn	Exact sextile

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