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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 2010?

Quick Answer

On August 6, 2010, the Sun was in Leo (13°55' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (18% illuminated). Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 6, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°21' Gemini at midnight UTC to 1°15' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°55'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2010	Aug 23, 2010 into Virgo
Moon	24°15'43" Gemini	Direct	Aug 4, 2010	Aug 6, 2010 into Cancer
Mercury	11°15'08" Virgo	Direct	Jul 27, 2010	Oct 3, 2010 into Libra
Venus	29°19'06" Virgo	Direct	Jul 10, 2010	Aug 7, 2010 into Libra
Mars	4°36'40" Libra	Direct	Jul 29, 2010	Sep 14, 2010 into Scorpio
Jupiter	3°04'57" Aries	Retrograde	Jun 6, 2010	Sep 9, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	1°23'43" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	0°12'00" Aries	Retrograde	May 28, 2010	Aug 14, 2010 into Pisces
Neptune	27°40'44" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	3°09'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	10°06'48" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 6, 2010

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 6, 21:49 UTC	The Moon enters Cancer	Leaves Gemini

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