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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 2012?

Quick Answer

On August 9, 2012, the Sun was in Leo (17°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (53% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°13' Taurus at midnight UTC to 20°04' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	17°17'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2012	Aug 22, 2012 into Virgo
Moon	14°09'48" Taurus	Direct	Aug 8, 2012	Aug 10, 2012 into Gemini
Mercury	1°30'55" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 2012	Sep 1, 2012 into Virgo
Venus	1°44'12" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 2012	Sep 6, 2012 into Leo
Mars	21°09'00" Libra	Direct	Jul 3, 2012	Aug 23, 2012 into Scorpio
Jupiter	11°39'26" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	24°23'20" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	8°15'08" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	2°09'15" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	7°19'50" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	1°14'43" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 9, 2012

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 53% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 9, 18:55 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	17°34' Taurus
Aug 9, 22:41 UTC	Venus trine Neptune	Exact trine

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