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Where Were the Planets on August 6, 2015?

Quick Answer

On August 6, 2015, the Sun was in Leo (13°43' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (57% illuminated). Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 6, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°07' Aries at midnight UTC to 13°05' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 6, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°43'17" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2015	Aug 23, 2015 into Virgo
Moon	6°08'58" Taurus	Direct	Aug 6, 2015	Aug 8, 2015 into Gemini
Mercury	27°40'34" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2015	Aug 7, 2015 into Virgo
Venus	27°54'08" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 31, 2015	Oct 8, 2015 into Virgo
Mars	28°23'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 24, 2015	Aug 8, 2015 into Leo
Jupiter	28°56'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 2014	Aug 11, 2015 into Virgo
Saturn	28°17'50" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 15, 2015	Sep 18, 2015 into Sagittarius
Uranus	20°27'14" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	9°05'08" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	13°32'18" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	3°25'12" Libra	Direct	Mar 22, 2014	Oct 10, 2015 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 6, 2015

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 57% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 6, 01:29 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries
Aug 6, 08:29 UTC	Mars trine Saturn	Exact trine
Aug 6, 14:24 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Aug 6, 20:19 UTC	Mercury square Saturn	Exact square

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