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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 2012?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 2012, the Sun was in Leo (24°58' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo 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 17, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°17' Leo at midnight UTC to 29°40' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°58'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2012	Aug 22, 2012 into Virgo
Moon	22°57'02" Leo	Direct	Aug 15, 2012	Aug 18, 2012 into Virgo
Mercury	6°21'18" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 2012	Sep 1, 2012 into Virgo
Venus	9°16'31" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 2012	Sep 6, 2012 into Leo
Mars	26°06'38" Libra	Direct	Jul 3, 2012	Aug 23, 2012 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°49'56" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	24°58'56" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	8°03'54" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	1°56'26" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	7°11'58" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	0°49'18" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 17, 2012

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 12:03 UTC	The Sun sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 17, 15:55 UTC	New Moon in Leo	25°08' Leo

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