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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 2010?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 2010, the Sun was in Virgo (3°09' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (97% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 2010. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°42' Pisces at midnight UTC to 28°35' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 2010
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°09'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2010	Sep 23, 2010 into Libra
Moon	22°38'51" Pisces	Direct	Aug 24, 2010	Aug 27, 2010 into Aries
Mercury	17°30'51" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 2010	Oct 3, 2010 into Libra
Venus	18°54'59" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 2010	Sep 8, 2010 into Scorpio
Mars	17°14'52" Libra	Direct	Jul 29, 2010	Sep 14, 2010 into Scorpio
Jupiter	1°34'47" Aries	Retrograde	Jun 6, 2010	Sep 9, 2010 into Pisces
Saturn	3°29'30" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	29°36'33" Pisces	Retrograde	Aug 14, 2010	Mar 12, 2011 into Aries
Neptune	27°08'16" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	2°52'45" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	9°03'16" Capricorn	Direct	Jul 26, 2009	Feb 13, 2011 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 26, 2010

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 05:12 UTC	The Sun trine Pluto	Exact trine

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