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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 2004?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 2004, the Sun was in Virgo (0°41' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (51% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°41' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 8°41' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°41'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2004	Sep 22, 2004 into Libra
Moon	1°39'57" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 23, 2004	Aug 25, 2004 into Capricorn
Mercury	1°22'16" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 25, 2004	Aug 25, 2004 into Leo
Venus	15°02'38" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 2004	Sep 6, 2004 into Leo
Mars	8°17'51" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 2004	Sep 26, 2004 into Libra
Jupiter	23°01'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	22°30'01" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	4°59'02" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	13°32'02" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°33'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	5°14'06" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on August 23, 2004

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 51% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 09:08 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 23, 10:12 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	0°37' Sagittarius
Aug 23, 20:52 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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