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Where Were the Planets on August 23, 2044?

Quick Answer

On August 23, 2044, the Sun is in Virgo (1°00' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase is New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 23, 2044. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°54' Leo at midnight UTC to 14°16' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 23, 2044
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	1°00'28" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2044	Sep 22, 2044 into Libra
Moon	7°08'04" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2044	Aug 25, 2044 into Libra
Mercury	17°03'47" Leo	Stationing direct	Jun 30, 2044	Sep 7, 2044 into Virgo
Venus	16°11'16" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 2044	Sep 5, 2044 into Leo
Mars	3°36'09" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 17, 2044	Oct 1, 2044 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	28°31'54" Capricorn	Retrograde	Aug 9, 2044	Nov 4, 2044 into Aquarius
Saturn	24°10'07" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 25, 2044	Oct 31, 2044 into Sagittarius
Uranus	23°02'58" Leo	Direct	May 15, 2040	Oct 6, 2045 into Virgo
Neptune	14°51'10" Taurus	Retrograde	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	1°34'54" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	11°34'51" Pisces	Direct	Sep 10, 2043	Mar 30, 2045 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 23, 2044

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 23, 00:09 UTC	The Moon enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 23, 01:15 UTC	Total Solar Eclipse in Virgo	0°34' Virgo

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