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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 2013?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 2013, the Sun was in Leo (28°35' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces, and the Moon phase was Full Moon (100% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°07' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 11°38' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°35'41" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2013	Aug 22, 2013 into Virgo
Moon	4°25'19" Pisces	Direct	Aug 21, 2013	Aug 23, 2013 into Aries
Mercury	25°06'30" Leo	Direct	Aug 8, 2013	Aug 23, 2013 into Virgo
Venus	5°44'01" Libra	Direct	Aug 16, 2013	Sep 11, 2013 into Scorpio
Mars	25°45'46" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2013	Aug 28, 2013 into Leo
Jupiter	12°05'50" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	6°22'16" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	12°03'14" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	4°07'20" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°12'38" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	11°16'55" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on August 21, 2013

The Moon phase is Full Moon, 100% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 01:45 UTC	Full Moon in Aquarius	28°11' Aquarius
Aug 21, 04:43 UTC	The Moon enters Pisces	Leaves Aquarius
Aug 21, 07:09 UTC	Jupiter square Uranus	Exact square

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