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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 2008?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 2008, the Sun was in Virgo (0°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (56% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°08' Taurus at midnight UTC to 1°17' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°43'16" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2008	Sep 22, 2008 into Libra
Moon	24°12'41" Taurus	Direct	Aug 21, 2008	Aug 23, 2008 into Gemini
Mercury	21°50'58" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 2008	Aug 29, 2008 into Libra
Venus	21°16'22" Virgo	Direct	Aug 6, 2008	Aug 30, 2008 into Libra
Mars	2°36'04" Libra	Direct	Aug 19, 2008	Oct 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°55'21" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	10°27'45" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	21°28'28" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	22°38'08" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	28°34'04" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°52'10" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 23, 2008

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 56% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 06:13 UTC	Mercury opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Aug 23, 15:49 UTC	Venus opposite Uranus	Exact opposition
Aug 23, 21:48 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 23, 23:50 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	1°12' Gemini

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