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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 2013?

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On August 26, 2013, the Sun was in Virgo (3°24' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Taurus all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus opposed Uranus. Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°43' Taurus at midnight UTC to 18°13' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 2013
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun3°24'49" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon12°01'28" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury5°02'07" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus11°37'13" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars28°58'56" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter13°01'23" CancerDirect into Leo
Saturn6°43'27" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Uranus11°55'02" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune3°59'08" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto9°08'42" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node11°01'01" ScorpioDirect into Libra

Sky Events on August 26, 2013

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus opposite UranusRestless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

Born on August 26, 2013?

The Sun and Mercury sat 2 degrees apart in Virgo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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