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Where Were the Planets on August 29, 2011?

Quick Answer

On August 29, 2011, the Sun was in Virgo (5°49' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 29, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°33' Virgo at midnight UTC to 18°28' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 29, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°49'02" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2011	Sep 23, 2011 into Libra
Moon	10°59'57" Virgo	Direct	Aug 28, 2011	Aug 30, 2011 into Libra
Mercury	19°08'43" Leo	Direct	Aug 8, 2011	Sep 9, 2011 into Virgo
Venus	9°23'10" Virgo	Direct	Aug 21, 2011	Sep 15, 2011 into Libra
Mars	17°06'36" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 2011	Sep 19, 2011 into Leo
Jupiter	10°21'18" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	14°55'12" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	3°37'34" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	29°20'55" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	4°58'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	19°34'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 29, 2011

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 29, 03:04 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	5°27' Virgo

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