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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 2008?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 2008, the Sun was in Leo (28°47' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (77% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°14' Aries at midnight UTC to 3°06' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°47'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2008	Aug 22, 2008 into Virgo
Moon	26°09'38" Aries	Direct	Aug 19, 2008	Aug 21, 2008 into Taurus
Mercury	18°45'58" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 2008	Aug 29, 2008 into Libra
Venus	18°49'05" Virgo	Direct	Aug 6, 2008	Aug 30, 2008 into Libra
Mars	1°19'29" Libra	Direct	Aug 19, 2008	Oct 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Jupiter	13°01'38" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	10°12'48" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	21°32'48" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	22°41'23" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	28°35'09" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°58'31" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 21, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 77% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 06:51 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine
Aug 21, 15:41 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Aug 21, 18:37 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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