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Where Were the Planets on August 26, 2024?

Quick Answer

On August 26, 2024, the Sun was in Virgo (3°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 26, 2024. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°14' Taurus at midnight UTC to 11°51' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 26, 2024
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	3°44'21" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2024	Sep 22, 2024 into Libra
Moon	5°05'53" Gemini	Direct	Aug 26, 2024	Aug 28, 2024 into Cancer
Mercury	21°46'51" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 15, 2024	Sep 9, 2024 into Virgo
Venus	26°15'17" Virgo	Direct	Aug 5, 2024	Aug 29, 2024 into Libra
Mars	24°15'17" Gemini	Direct	Jul 20, 2024	Sep 4, 2024 into Cancer
Jupiter	18°21'10" Gemini	Direct	May 25, 2024	Jun 9, 2025 into Cancer
Saturn	16°59'05" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 7, 2023	May 25, 2025 into Aries
Uranus	27°14'25" Taurus	Direct	Mar 6, 2019	Jul 7, 2025 into Gemini
Neptune	29°11'42" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	0°06'55" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 21, 2024	Sep 1, 2024 into Capricorn
North Node	8°14'56" Aries	Direct	Jul 12, 2023	Jan 29, 2025 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 26, 2024

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 26, 03:03 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus
Aug 26, 09:26 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	3°38' Gemini

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