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Where Were the Planets on August 13, 2026?

Quick Answer

On August 13, 2026, the Sun was in Leo (20°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 13, 2026. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°51' Leo at midnight UTC to 8°03' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 13, 2026
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	20°46'06" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2026	Aug 23, 2026 into Virgo
Moon	1°00'23" Virgo	Direct	Aug 13, 2026	Aug 15, 2026 into Libra
Mercury	6°28'57" Leo	Direct	Aug 9, 2026	Aug 25, 2026 into Virgo
Venus	6°38'12" Libra	Direct	Aug 6, 2026	Sep 10, 2026 into Scorpio
Mars	1°25'08" Cancer	Direct	Aug 11, 2026	Sep 28, 2026 into Leo
Jupiter	9°43'06" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 2026	Jul 26, 2027 into Virgo
Saturn	14°28'59" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 14, 2026	Apr 13, 2028 into Taurus
Uranus	5°21'38" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 2026	Aug 3, 2032 into Cancer
Neptune	4°04'06" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	3°53'21" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	0°16'52" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 13, 2026

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 13, 10:18 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 13, 16:22 UTC	Mercury sextile Venus	Exact sextile

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