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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 2026?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 2026, the Sun was in Leo (24°36' 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 17, 2026. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°27' Libra at midnight UTC to 1°09' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 2026
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°36'46" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2026	Aug 23, 2026 into Virgo
Moon	24°51'15" Libra	Direct	Aug 15, 2026	Aug 17, 2026 into Scorpio
Mercury	14°03'58" Leo	Direct	Aug 9, 2026	Aug 25, 2026 into Virgo
Venus	10°27'48" Libra	Direct	Aug 6, 2026	Sep 10, 2026 into Scorpio
Mars	4°02'54" Cancer	Direct	Aug 11, 2026	Sep 28, 2026 into Leo
Jupiter	10°35'32" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 2026	Jul 26, 2027 into Virgo
Saturn	14°21'06" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 14, 2026	Apr 13, 2028 into Taurus
Uranus	5°26'52" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 2026	Aug 3, 2032 into Cancer
Neptune	3°59'32" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	3°48'05" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	0°04'09" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 17, 2026

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 10:00 UTC	Mars square Neptune	Exact square
Aug 17, 15:25 UTC	Mercury trine Saturn	Exact trine
Aug 17, 16:16 UTC	Venus sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile
Aug 17, 21:45 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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