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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 2048?

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On August 21, 2048, the Sun is in Leo (29°06' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Saturn and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 2048. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°42' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 6°10' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 2048
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	29°06'56" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2048	Aug 22, 2048 into Virgo
Moon	28°57'08" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 19, 2048	Aug 21, 2048 into Aquarius
Mercury	23°59'19" Virgo	Direct	Aug 6, 2048	Aug 26, 2048 into Libra
Venus	22°05'11" Virgo	Direct	Aug 3, 2048	Aug 27, 2048 into Libra
Mars	15°50'12" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 21, 2048	Sep 17, 2048 into Capricorn
Jupiter	25°58'33" Gemini	Direct	Apr 23, 2048	Sep 23, 2048 into Cancer
Saturn	9°45'19" Capricorn	Retrograde	Oct 22, 2047	Jan 21, 2050 into Aquarius
Uranus	10°44'59" Virgo	Direct	Jul 22, 2046	Dec 8, 2051 into Libra
Neptune	23°52'18" Taurus	Direct	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	7°07'57" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	24°19'17" Sagittarius	Direct	May 6, 2048	Nov 23, 2049 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 21, 2048

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 09:54 UTC	Mercury trine Neptune	Exact trine
Aug 21, 13:44 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

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