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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 2013?

Quick Answer

On August 24, 2013, the Sun was in Virgo (1°29' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aries all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (86% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 24, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°33' Aries at midnight UTC to 22°51' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°29'05" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2013	Sep 22, 2013 into Libra
Moon	16°16'08" Aries	Direct	Aug 23, 2013	Aug 25, 2013 into Taurus
Mercury	1°06'27" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2013	Sep 9, 2013 into Libra
Venus	9°16'07" Libra	Direct	Aug 16, 2013	Sep 11, 2013 into Scorpio
Mars	27°41'48" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2013	Aug 28, 2013 into Leo
Jupiter	12°39'25" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	6°34'45" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°58'25" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	4°02'25" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°10'12" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	11°07'23" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on August 24, 2013

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 24, 10:00 UTC	Venus square Pluto	Exact square
Aug 24, 20:56 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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