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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 2013?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 2013, the Sun was in Virgo (4°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (59% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°13' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°25' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°22'43" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2013	Sep 22, 2013 into Libra
Moon	24°22'01" Taurus	Direct	Aug 25, 2013	Aug 27, 2013 into Gemini
Mercury	6°58'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2013	Sep 9, 2013 into Libra
Venus	12°47'40" Libra	Direct	Aug 16, 2013	Sep 11, 2013 into Scorpio
Mars	29°37'26" Cancer	Direct	Jul 13, 2013	Aug 28, 2013 into Leo
Jupiter	13°12'14" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	6°47'55" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°53'18" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°57'29" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°07'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	10°57'51" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on August 27, 2013

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 01:50 UTC	The Sun opposite Neptune	Exact opposition
Aug 27, 09:44 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
Aug 27, 21:53 UTC	Venus square Jupiter	Exact square
Aug 27, 23:07 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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