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Where Were the Planets on August 2, 2010?

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On August 2, 2010, the Sun was in Leo (10°05' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (57% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 2, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°47' Aries at midnight UTC to 8°09' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 2, 2010
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun10°05'54" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon1°56'55" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury7°00'04" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus25°08'20" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars2°08'43" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter3°14'20" AriesRetrograde into Pisces
Saturn1°01'04" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus0°17'23" AriesRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune27°46'58" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Pluto3°13'39" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node10°19'31" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 2, 2010

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on August 2, 2010?

Mars and Saturn sat 1 degrees apart in Libra, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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.

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