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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 2022?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 2022, the Sun was in Virgo (4°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 2022. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°47' Leo at midnight UTC to 12°12' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 2022
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	4°12'36" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2022	Sep 23, 2022 into Libra
Moon	5°58'59" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2022	Aug 29, 2022 into Libra
Mercury	1°26'50" Libra	Direct	Aug 26, 2022	Sep 23, 2022 into Virgo
Venus	19°17'59" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 2022	Sep 5, 2022 into Virgo
Mars	4°05'52" Gemini	Direct	Aug 20, 2022	Mar 25, 2023 into Cancer
Jupiter	7°18'39" Aries	Retrograde	May 10, 2022	Oct 28, 2022 into Pisces
Saturn	20°57'16" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 17, 2020	Mar 7, 2023 into Pisces
Uranus	18°55'05" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	24°34'51" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	26°31'02" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	16°54'19" Taurus	Direct	Dec 23, 2021	Jul 12, 2023 into Aries

Sky Events on August 27, 2022

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 27, 00:24 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 27, 04:34 UTC	Venus square Uranus	Exact square
Aug 27, 05:24 UTC	The Sun square Mars	Exact square
Aug 27, 08:17 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	4°03' Virgo

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