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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 2026?

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On August 20, 2026, the Sun was in Leo (27°29' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (54% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 2026. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°44' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°43' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 2026
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°29'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2026	Aug 23, 2026 into Virgo
Moon	1°44'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 20, 2026	Aug 22, 2026 into Capricorn
Mercury	20°02'09" Leo	Direct	Aug 9, 2026	Aug 25, 2026 into Virgo
Venus	13°15'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 6, 2026	Sep 10, 2026 into Scorpio
Mars	6°00'21" Cancer	Direct	Aug 11, 2026	Sep 28, 2026 into Leo
Jupiter	11°14'38" Leo	Direct	Jun 30, 2026	Jul 26, 2027 into Virgo
Saturn	14°14'13" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 14, 2026	Apr 13, 2028 into Taurus
Uranus	5°30'17" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 2026	Aug 3, 2032 into Cancer
Neptune	3°55'52" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	3°44'15" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	29°54'38" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 18, 2026	Mar 7, 2028 into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 20, 2026

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 54% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 02:46 UTC	First Quarter Moon in Scorpio	27°08' Scorpio
Aug 20, 08:30 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

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