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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 2005?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 2005, the Sun was in Virgo (3°20' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (52% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°21' Taurus at midnight UTC to 8°01' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°20'40" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2005	Sep 22, 2005 into Libra
Moon	1°44'21" Gemini	Direct	Aug 26, 2005	Aug 28, 2005 into Cancer
Mercury	15°16'52" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 2005	Sep 4, 2005 into Virgo
Venus	11°04'48" Libra	Direct	Aug 17, 2005	Sep 11, 2005 into Scorpio
Mars	14°56'07" Taurus	Direct	Jul 28, 2005	Feb 17, 2006 into Gemini
Jupiter	17°29'10" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	5°11'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	9°00'23" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°43'54" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°50'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	15°44'53" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 26, 2005

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 52% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 01:27 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Aug 26, 08:42 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 26, 15:18 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	3°29' Gemini
Aug 26, 20:30 UTC	Mercury opposite Neptune	Exact opposition

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