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Where Were the Planets on August 3, 2025?

Quick Answer

On August 3, 2025, the Sun was in Leo (11°24' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (68% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 3, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°00' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 9°00' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 3, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	11°24'54" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2025	Aug 22, 2025 into Virgo
Moon	2°59'31" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 3, 2025	Aug 5, 2025 into Capricorn
Mercury	7°13'07" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 26, 2025	Sep 2, 2025 into Virgo
Venus	3°51'57" Cancer	Direct	Jul 31, 2025	Aug 25, 2025 into Leo
Mars	27°50'39" Virgo	Direct	Jun 17, 2025	Aug 6, 2025 into Libra
Jupiter	12°14'41" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 2025	Jun 30, 2026 into Leo
Saturn	1°33'15" Aries	Retrograde	May 25, 2025	Sep 1, 2025 into Pisces
Uranus	0°59'30" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 2025	Nov 8, 2025 into Taurus
Neptune	1°57'00" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 30, 2025	Oct 22, 2025 into Pisces
Pluto	2°22'23" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	20°08'19" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 3, 2025

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 68% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 3, 06:00 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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