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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 2043?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 2043, the Sun is in Virgo (0°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous (90% illuminated). Mercury, Neptune and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 2043. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°56' Pisces at midnight UTC to 13°55' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 2043
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	0°16'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2043	Sep 23, 2043 into Libra
Moon	6°55'16" Aries	Direct	Aug 23, 2043	Aug 25, 2043 into Taurus
Mercury	16°23'17" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 27, 2043	Oct 2, 2043 into Libra
Venus	4°40'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 19, 2043	Sep 12, 2043 into Libra
Mars	16°37'00" Cancer	Direct	Jul 29, 2043	Sep 13, 2043 into Leo
Jupiter	23°45'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Jun 9, 2043	Oct 26, 2043 into Capricorn
Saturn	13°01'41" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 14, 2042	Feb 21, 2044 into Sagittarius
Uranus	18°34'36" Leo	Direct	May 15, 2040	Oct 6, 2045 into Virgo
Neptune	12°35'48" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	0°11'06" Pisces	Retrograde	Mar 9, 2043	Sep 1, 2043 into Aquarius
North Node	0°57'43" Aries	Direct	Feb 21, 2042	Sep 10, 2043 into Pisces

Sky Events on August 23, 2043

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 90% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 00:05 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Aug 23, 05:09 UTC	The Sun enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 06:49 UTC	Mercury sextile Mars	Exact sextile
Aug 23, 09:49 UTC	The Sun opposite Pluto	Exact opposition

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