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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 2023?

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On August 26, 2023, the Sun was in Virgo (3°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 2023. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 22°22' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 6°27' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 2023
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun3°00'43" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon29°21'43" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury21°30'34" VirgoRetrograde into Libra
Venus13°39'56" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Mars29°19'27" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter15°26'37" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Saturn3°53'54" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Uranus23°04'22" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune26°54'47" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto28°20'50" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node27°37'48" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on August 26, 2023

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on August 26, 2023?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over.

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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