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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 2012?

Quick Answer

On August 24, 2012, the Sun was in Virgo (1°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (49% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 24, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°37' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°43' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 2012
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°43'22" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2012	Sep 22, 2012 into Libra
Moon	0°41'08" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 24, 2012	Aug 26, 2012 into Capricorn
Mercury	16°02'26" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 2012	Sep 1, 2012 into Virgo
Venus	16°14'19" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 2012	Sep 6, 2012 into Leo
Mars	0°32'57" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 23, 2012	Oct 7, 2012 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	13°44'37" Gemini	Direct	Jun 11, 2012	Jun 26, 2013 into Cancer
Saturn	25°33'49" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	7°52'07" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	1°44'58" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	7°06'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	0°27'04" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 24, 2012

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 24, 10:50 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 24, 12:38 UTC	The Sun opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Aug 24, 13:54 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius	1°48' Sagittarius

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