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Where Were the Planets on August 28, 2025?

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On August 28, 2025, the Sun was in Virgo (5°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (25% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 28, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°16' Libra at midnight UTC to 11°10' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 28, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	5°26'46" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2025	Sep 22, 2025 into Libra
Moon	5°14'17" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 2025	Aug 30, 2025 into Sagittarius
Mercury	20°42'35" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 2025	Sep 2, 2025 into Virgo
Venus	3°21'50" Leo	Direct	Aug 25, 2025	Sep 19, 2025 into Virgo
Mars	13°38'49" Libra	Direct	Aug 6, 2025	Sep 22, 2025 into Scorpio
Jupiter	17°14'03" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 2025	Jun 30, 2026 into Leo
Saturn	0°15'30" Aries	Retrograde	May 25, 2025	Sep 1, 2025 into Pisces
Uranus	1°25'52" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 2025	Nov 8, 2025 into Taurus
Neptune	1°27'03" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 30, 2025	Oct 22, 2025 into Pisces
Pluto	1°50'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	18°48'54" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 28, 2025

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 28, 01:27 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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