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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1971?

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On August 21, 1971, the Sun was in Leo (27°46' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (0% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

The Sun squared Jupiter. Overreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°49' Leo at midnight UTC to 9°54' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1971
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°46'53" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon3°52'56" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury7°08'09" VirgoRetrograde into Leo
Venus26°03'27" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars14°10'36" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Jupiter27°44'19" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn5°47'58" GeminiDirect into Taurus
Uranus11°10'31" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Neptune0°19'16" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto28°21'52" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node13°38'45" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 21, 1971

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo
The Sun square JupiterOverreach is the risk: too much, too soon, too sure.

Born on August 21, 1971?

The Sun and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Leo, a close conjunction shared by every chart from that day.

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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