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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 2014?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 2014, the Sun was in Leo (24°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (50% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 2014. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°48' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°41' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 2014
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°30'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2014	Aug 23, 2014 into Virgo
Moon	24°18'01" Taurus	Direct	Aug 15, 2014	Aug 17, 2014 into Gemini
Mercury	3°24'35" Virgo	Direct	Aug 15, 2014	Sep 2, 2014 into Libra
Venus	6°21'03" Leo	Direct	Aug 12, 2014	Sep 5, 2014 into Virgo
Mars	12°36'09" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 26, 2014	Sep 13, 2014 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	7°04'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2014	Aug 11, 2015 into Virgo
Saturn	17°15'35" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	16°13'59" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	6°31'09" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	11°18'46" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	22°09'56" Libra	Direct	Mar 22, 2014	Oct 10, 2015 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 17, 2014

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 50% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 12:26 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	24°32' Taurus
Aug 17, 22:41 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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