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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 2039?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 2039, the Sun is in Leo (24°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase is Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Venus, Neptune and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 2039. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°42' Cancer at midnight UTC to 3°01' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 2039
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°27'55" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2039	Aug 23, 2039 into Virgo
Moon	26°50'01" Cancer	Direct	Aug 15, 2039	Aug 17, 2039 into Leo
Mercury	11°19'08" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 2039	Aug 26, 2039 into Virgo
Venus	11°05'19" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 5, 2039	Oct 9, 2039 into Virgo
Mars	11°10'03" Gemini	Direct	Jul 31, 2039	Sep 18, 2039 into Cancer
Jupiter	8°08'12" Virgo	Direct	Jul 8, 2039	Dec 12, 2039 into Libra
Saturn	27°46'55" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 2037	Sep 5, 2039 into Libra
Uranus	0°39'01" Leo	Direct	Aug 6, 2039	Feb 25, 2040 into Cancer
Neptune	3°35'31" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	24°32'01" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	18°38'42" Gemini	Direct	Jan 15, 2039	Aug 3, 2040 into Taurus

Sky Events on August 17, 2039

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 09:02 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Aug 17, 09:39 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Exact conjunction
Aug 17, 10:19 UTC	Venus sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Aug 17, 13:40 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition
Aug 17, 18:09 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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