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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 2025?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 2025, the Sun was in Virgo (0°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°03' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°59' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°37'12" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2025	Sep 22, 2025 into Libra
Moon	3°34'00" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2025	Aug 25, 2025 into Libra
Mercury	12°53'05" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 2025	Sep 2, 2025 into Virgo
Venus	27°23'45" Cancer	Direct	Jul 31, 2025	Aug 25, 2025 into Leo
Mars	10°25'55" Libra	Direct	Aug 6, 2025	Sep 22, 2025 into Scorpio
Jupiter	16°17'38" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 2025	Jun 30, 2026 into Leo
Saturn	0°34'41" Aries	Retrograde	May 25, 2025	Sep 1, 2025 into Pisces
Uranus	1°23'03" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 2025	Nov 8, 2025 into Taurus
Neptune	1°34'06" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 30, 2025	Oct 22, 2025 into Pisces
Pluto	1°56'10" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	19°04'47" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 23, 2025

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 05:24 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 06:07 UTC	New Moon in Virgo	0°23' Virgo

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