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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 2007?

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On August 23, 2007, the Sun was in Leo (29°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (74% illuminated). Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 2007. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°00' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 4°34' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 2007
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°59'41" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2007	Aug 23, 2007 into Virgo
Moon	28°15'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 21, 2007	Aug 23, 2007 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°33'58" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 2007	Sep 5, 2007 into Libra
Venus	21°36'55" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 9, 2007	Oct 8, 2007 into Virgo
Mars	10°14'51" Gemini	Direct	Aug 7, 2007	Sep 28, 2007 into Cancer
Jupiter	10°20'29" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 24, 2006	Dec 18, 2007 into Capricorn
Saturn	28°43'23" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2005	Sep 2, 2007 into Virgo
Uranus	17°23'13" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	20°22'26" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	26°21'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	7°15'02" Pisces	Direct	Jun 19, 2006	Jan 7, 2008 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 23, 2007

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 12:07 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 15:19 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius
Aug 23, 16:02 UTC	Mars opposite Jupiter	Exact opposition

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