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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 2012?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 2012, the Sun was in Leo (27°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Virgo into Libra, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (10% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°13' Virgo at midnight UTC to 11°14' Libra at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°52'04" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2012	Aug 22, 2012 into Virgo
Moon	4°13'37" Libra	Direct	Aug 20, 2012	Aug 22, 2012 into Scorpio
Mercury	9°58'29" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 2012	Sep 1, 2012 into Virgo
Venus	12°13'21" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 2012	Sep 6, 2012 into Leo
Mars	28°00'07" Libra	Direct	Jul 3, 2012	Aug 23, 2012 into Scorpio
Jupiter	13°14'12" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	25°13'29" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°59'04" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	1°51'32" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	7°09'24" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	0°39'46" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 20, 2012

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 04:45 UTC	The Moon enters Libra	Leaves Virgo
Aug 20, 21:46 UTC	The Sun sextile Mars	Exact sextile

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