The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on August 26, 2009?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 2009, the Sun was in Virgo (3°23' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (40% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 2009. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°39' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 28°17' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 2009
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°23'25" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2009	Sep 22, 2009 into Libra
Moon	22°01'41" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 24, 2009	Aug 27, 2009 into Sagittarius
Mercury	0°34'33" Libra	Direct	Aug 25, 2009	Sep 18, 2009 into Virgo
Venus	29°47'32" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 2009	Aug 26, 2009 into Leo
Mars	0°29'49" Cancer	Direct	Aug 25, 2009	Oct 16, 2009 into Leo
Jupiter	20°33'10" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 5, 2009	Jan 18, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	22°14'48" Virgo	Direct	Sep 2, 2007	Oct 29, 2009 into Libra
Uranus	25°29'16" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	24°50'43" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	0°43'35" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	28°22'57" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 26, 2009

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 40% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 04:01 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Aug 26, 16:09 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Exact square
Aug 26, 16:11 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 26, 20:33 UTC	Mars opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

Born on August 26, 2009?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.