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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 2008?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 2008, the Sun was in Virgo (7°28' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 2008. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°22' Leo at midnight UTC to 10°04' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 2008
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°28'50" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2008	Sep 22, 2008 into Libra
Moon	3°15'47" Virgo	Direct	Aug 30, 2008	Sep 1, 2008 into Libra
Mercury	1°53'08" Libra	Direct	Aug 29, 2008	Nov 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Venus	29°51'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 6, 2008	Aug 30, 2008 into Libra
Mars	7°05'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 19, 2008	Oct 4, 2008 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°39'06" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 18, 2007	Jan 5, 2009 into Aquarius
Saturn	11°20'27" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	21°12'41" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	22°26'59" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	28°31'14" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Jun 14, 2008	Nov 27, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	17°29'56" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 7, 2008	Jul 26, 2009 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 30, 2008

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 06:18 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 30, 14:41 UTC	Venus enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 30, 19:58 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	7°48' Virgo

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