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Where Were the Planets on August 22, 2010?

Quick Answer

On August 22, 2010, the Sun was in Leo (29°17' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (96% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 22, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°11' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 11°06' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 22, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°17'59" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2010	Aug 23, 2010 into Virgo
Moon	5°09'56" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 22, 2010	Aug 24, 2010 into Pisces
Mercury	18°55'44" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 2010	Oct 3, 2010 into Libra
Venus	15°12'46" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 2010	Sep 8, 2010 into Scorpio
Mars	14°40'53" Libra	Direct	Jul 29, 2010	Sep 14, 2010 into Scorpio
Jupiter	1°58'03" Aries	Retrograde	Jun 6, 2010	Sep 9, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	3°02'54" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°44'38" Pisces	Retrograde	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	27°14'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°55'13" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	9°15'58" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 22, 2010

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 22, 01:37 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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