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Where Were the Planets on August 2, 2016?

Quick Answer

On August 2, 2016, the Sun was in Leo (10°36' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 2, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°19' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°45' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 2, 2016
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°36'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2016	Aug 22, 2016 into Virgo
Moon	6°04'58" Leo	Direct	Aug 2, 2016	Aug 4, 2016 into Virgo
Mercury	4°07'28" Virgo	Direct	Jul 30, 2016	Oct 7, 2016 into Libra
Venus	26°08'12" Leo	Direct	Jul 12, 2016	Aug 5, 2016 into Virgo
Mars	29°54'36" Scorpio	Direct	May 27, 2016	Aug 2, 2016 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	22°20'56" Virgo	Direct	Aug 11, 2015	Sep 9, 2016 into Libra
Saturn	9°52'33" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 18, 2015	Dec 20, 2017 into Capricorn
Uranus	24°30'11" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	11°26'14" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	15°35'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	14°15'02" Virgo	Direct	Oct 10, 2015	Apr 28, 2017 into Leo

Sky Events on August 2, 2016

The Moon phase is New Moon, 0% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 2, 01:11 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Aug 2, 17:44 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
Aug 2, 20:45 UTC	New Moon in Leo	10°58' Leo

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