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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 2010?

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On August 3, 2010, the Sun was in Leo (11°03' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Jupiter squared Pluto. Power grabs and excess, and ambition running into resistance.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 3, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°10' Taurus at midnight UTC to 20°50' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 2010
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun11°03'20" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon14°28'18" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury8°07'38" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus26°11'24" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars2°45'35" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter3°12'17" AriesRetrograde into Pisces
Saturn1°06'38" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus0°16'06" AriesRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune27°45'26" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Pluto3°12'30" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node10°16'20" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 3, 2010

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Last Quarter Moon in Taurus10°46' Taurus
Jupiter square PlutoPower grabs and excess, and ambition running into resistance.

Born on August 3, 2010?

Mars and Saturn sat 2 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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