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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 2005?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 2005, the Sun was in Virgo (8°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (10% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Pluto. Penetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 2005. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°25' Cancer at midnight UTC to 8°16' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 2005
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°10'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2005	Sep 22, 2005 into Libra
Moon	2°21'07" Leo	Direct	Aug 31, 2005	Sep 2, 2005 into Virgo
Mercury	22°32'41" Leo	Direct	Jun 28, 2005	Sep 4, 2005 into Virgo
Venus	16°57'29" Libra	Direct	Aug 17, 2005	Sep 11, 2005 into Scorpio
Mars	16°55'27" Taurus	Direct	Jul 28, 2005	Feb 17, 2006 into Gemini
Jupiter	18°24'43" Libra	Direct	Sep 25, 2004	Oct 26, 2005 into Scorpio
Saturn	5°46'20" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	8°48'26" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	15°36'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	21°49'32" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	15°28'59" Aries	Direct	Nov 30, 2004	Jun 19, 2006 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 31, 2005

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 01:25 UTC	Mercury trine Pluto	Penetrating focus. Good for investigation and frank talks.
Aug 31, 07:14 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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Venus and Jupiter sat 1 degrees apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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