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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1967?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 1967, the Sun was in Leo (22°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Venus and Saturn were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1967. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°39' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 16°03' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1967
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°56'08" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1967	Aug 23, 1967 into Virgo
Moon	9°23'06" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 15, 1967	Aug 18, 1967 into Aquarius
Mercury	14°22'21" Leo	Direct	Aug 8, 1967	Aug 24, 1967 into Virgo
Venus	12°40'25" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 8, 1967	Sep 9, 1967 into Leo
Mars	14°42'58" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 19, 1967	Sep 10, 1967 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	17°13'22" Leo	Direct	May 23, 1967	Oct 19, 1967 into Virgo
Saturn	12°02'34" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 3, 1967	Apr 29, 1969 into Taurus
Uranus	22°48'44" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1962	Sep 28, 1968 into Libra
Neptune	21°37'16" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	19°26'30" Virgo	Direct	Jun 10, 1958	Oct 5, 1971 into Libra
North Node	1°16'34" Taurus	Direct	Feb 20, 1966	Sep 9, 1967 into Aries

Sky Events on August 16, 1967

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 17:48 UTC	Mercury square Mars	Exact square

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