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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 2028?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 2028, the Sun is in Leo (27°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase is New Moon (0% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 20, 2028. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°11' Leo at midnight UTC to 6°19' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 2028
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°59'31" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2028	Aug 22, 2028 into Virgo
Moon	28°44'33" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 2028	Aug 20, 2028 into Virgo
Mercury	20°09'14" Virgo	Direct	Aug 8, 2028	Aug 27, 2028 into Libra
Venus	12°34'34" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 2028	Sep 5, 2028 into Leo
Mars	20°18'50" Cancer	Direct	Jul 20, 2028	Sep 4, 2028 into Leo
Jupiter	29°15'25" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 2027	Aug 24, 2028 into Libra
Saturn	11°18'23" Taurus	Direct	Apr 13, 2028	Jun 1, 2030 into Gemini
Uranus	13°52'16" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 2026	Aug 3, 2032 into Cancer
Neptune	8°29'40" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	7°07'55" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	21°12'04" Capricorn	Direct	Mar 7, 2028	Sep 24, 2029 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 20, 2028

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 10:44 UTC	New Moon in Leo	27°56' Leo
Aug 20, 13:59 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 20, 16:35 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile

Born on August 20, 2028?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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