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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 2078?

Quick Answer

On August 30, 2078, the Sun is in Virgo (7°32' at noon UTC), the Moon is in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase is Last Quarter (46% illuminated). Saturn, Uranus and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 2078. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 5°49' Gemini at midnight UTC to 19°47' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 2078
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	7°32'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2078	Sep 22, 2078 into Libra
Moon	12°49'59" Gemini	Direct	Aug 29, 2078	Aug 31, 2078 into Cancer
Mercury	0°00'18" Virgo	Direct	Aug 30, 2078	Sep 15, 2078 into Libra
Venus	27°43'38" Leo	Direct	Aug 7, 2078	Sep 1, 2078 into Virgo
Mars	29°52'54" Scorpio	Direct	Jun 26, 2078	Aug 30, 2078 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	6°39'24" Sagittarius	Direct	Dec 8, 2077	Jan 2, 2079 into Capricorn
Saturn	16°19'59" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 3, 2076	Feb 28, 2079 into Aquarius
Uranus	23°58'42" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 12, 2072	Mar 2, 2079 into Aquarius
Neptune	29°56'42" Cancer	Direct	May 1, 2066	Sep 1, 2078 into Leo
Pluto	12°45'15" Aries	Retrograde	Feb 23, 2068	Jun 9, 2095 into Taurus
North Node	13°37'52" Taurus	Direct	Oct 25, 2077	May 14, 2079 into Aries

Sky Events on August 30, 2078

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 46% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 30, 02:16 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Gemini	7°09' Gemini
Aug 30, 09:49 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square
Aug 30, 11:56 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 30, 14:37 UTC	Mars trine Neptune	Exact trine
Aug 30, 16:38 UTC	Mars enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio

Born on August 30, 2078?

Planet signs are only part of the picture. Your rising sign changes about every two hours and the Moon moves half a degree an hour, so your exact birth time and place decide your houses, angles and Moon degree.

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