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Where Were the Planets on August 5, 2030?

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On August 5, 2030, the Sun is in Leo (13°07' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase is Waxing Crescent (37% illuminated). Neptune and Pluto are retrograde.

Venus meets Mars in Cancer. Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat. The Sun trines Neptune.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 5, 2030. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°40' Libra at midnight UTC to 4°31' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 5, 2030
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	13°07'57" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2030	Aug 23, 2030 into Virgo
Moon	27°34'44" Libra	Direct	Aug 3, 2030	Aug 5, 2030 into Scorpio
Mercury	10°04'01" Virgo	Direct	Jul 26, 2030	Oct 1, 2030 into Libra
Venus	23°00'40" Cancer	Direct	Jul 17, 2030	Aug 11, 2030 into Leo
Mars	23°10'39" Cancer	Direct	Jul 1, 2030	Aug 15, 2030 into Leo
Jupiter	18°26'40" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 24, 2029	Oct 22, 2030 into Sagittarius
Saturn	7°05'12" Gemini	Direct	Jun 1, 2030	Jul 14, 2032 into Cancer
Uranus	21°41'58" Gemini	Direct	Apr 26, 2026	Aug 3, 2032 into Cancer
Neptune	13°16'48" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 26, 2026	May 21, 2038 into Taurus
Pluto	10°48'09" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	13°20'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Sep 24, 2029	Apr 14, 2031 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 5, 2030

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 37% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 5, 15:39 UTC	The Sun trine Neptune	Creative and intuitive. A good day for art, music and rest.
Aug 5, 16:11 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra
Aug 5, 19:03 UTC	Venus conjunct Mars	Desire and affection meet. Attraction runs high, and so does creative heat.

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