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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 2005?

Quick Answer

On August 24, 2005, the Sun was in Virgo (1°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 24, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°53' Aries at midnight UTC to 12°19' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°24'55" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2005	Sep 22, 2005 into Libra
Moon	5°40'00" Taurus	Direct	Aug 24, 2005	Aug 26, 2005 into Gemini
Mercury	13°02'01" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 2005	Sep 4, 2005 into Virgo
Venus	8°43'20" Libra	Direct	Aug 17, 2005	Sep 11, 2005 into Scorpio
Mars	14°05'02" Taurus	Direct	Jul 28, 2005	Feb 17, 2006 into Gemini
Jupiter	17°07'28" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	4°56'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	9°05'08" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°47'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°50'44" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	15°51'14" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 24, 2005

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 24, 01:57 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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