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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 2015?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 2015, the Sun was in Virgo (2°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (85% illuminated). Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Jupiter in Virgo. Confidence swells. Opportunities look bigger, and so do promises, so check the math. Mercury sextiled Saturn.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 2015. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 11°08' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 25°10' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 2015
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	2°56'52" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2015	Sep 23, 2015 into Libra
Moon	18°06'30" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 25, 2015	Aug 27, 2015 into Aquarius
Mercury	28°32'38" Virgo	Direct	Aug 7, 2015	Aug 27, 2015 into Libra
Venus	16°44'01" Leo	Retrograde	Jul 31, 2015	Oct 8, 2015 into Virgo
Mars	11°16'30" Leo	Direct	Aug 8, 2015	Sep 25, 2015 into Virgo
Jupiter	3°15'39" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	28°45'23" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 15, 2015	Sep 18, 2015 into Sagittarius
Uranus	20°07'31" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	8°33'55" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	13°11'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	2°21'39" Libra	Direct	Mar 22, 2014	Oct 10, 2015 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 26, 2015

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 85% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 16:07 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Careful, practical thinking. Plans made now tend to hold.
Aug 26, 22:03 UTC	The Sun conjunct Jupiter	Confidence swells. Opportunities look bigger, and so do promises, so check the math.

Born on August 26, 2015?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. The Sun and Jupiter sat less than a degree 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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