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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 2008?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 2008, the Sun was in Virgo (3°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (23% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°48' Gemini at midnight UTC to 14°05' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°36'55" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2008	Sep 22, 2008 into Libra
Moon	6°57'33" Cancer	Direct	Aug 26, 2008	Aug 28, 2008 into Leo
Mercury	26°17'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 2008	Aug 29, 2008 into Libra
Venus	24°57'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 6, 2008	Aug 30, 2008 into Libra
Mars	4°31'21" Libra	Direct	Aug 19, 2008	Oct 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°47'17" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	10°50'17" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	21°21'48" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	22°33'19" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	28°32'40" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°42'38" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 26, 2008

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 00:18 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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