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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 2012?

Quick Answer

On August 18, 2012, the Sun was in Leo (25°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 18, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°41' Leo at midnight UTC to 13°20' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	25°56'33" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2012	Aug 22, 2012 into Virgo
Moon	6°29'34" Virgo	Direct	Aug 18, 2012	Aug 20, 2012 into Libra
Mercury	7°27'43" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 2012	Sep 1, 2012 into Virgo
Venus	10°15'04" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 2012	Sep 6, 2012 into Leo
Mars	26°44'21" Libra	Direct	Jul 3, 2012	Aug 23, 2012 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°58'10" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	25°03'43" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	8°02'20" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	1°54'48" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	7°11'05" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	0°46'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 18, 2012

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 18, 00:33 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 18, 23:27 UTC	Mercury trine Uranus	Exact trine

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