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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 2014?

Quick Answer

On August 5, 2014, the Sun was in Leo (13°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (65% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 2014. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°14' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°46' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 2014
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°00'10" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2014	Aug 23, 2014 into Virgo
Moon	0°57'05" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 5, 2014	Aug 7, 2014 into Capricorn
Mercury	9°27'29" Leo	Direct	Jul 31, 2014	Aug 15, 2014 into Virgo
Venus	21°41'56" Cancer	Direct	Jul 18, 2014	Aug 12, 2014 into Leo
Mars	5°38'23" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 26, 2014	Sep 13, 2014 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°27'13" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2014	Aug 11, 2015 into Virgo
Saturn	16°50'36" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	16°25'30" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	6°49'38" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	11°32'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	22°48'04" Libra	Direct	Mar 22, 2014	Oct 10, 2015 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 5, 2014

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 66% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 10:18 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on August 5, 2014?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over.

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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