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Where Were the Planets on August 22, 1971?

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On August 22, 1971, the Sun was in Leo (28°44' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (2% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

Venus squared Jupiter. Indulgence. Overspending, overeating and overpromising.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 22, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°54' Virgo at midnight UTC to 21°52' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 22, 1971
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun28°44'41" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon15°54'40" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury6°21'07" VirgoRetrograde into Leo
Venus27°17'44" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mars13°57'26" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Jupiter27°49'13" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn5°50'55" GeminiDirect into Taurus
Uranus11°13'31" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Neptune0°19'34" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto28°23'52" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node13°35'34" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 22, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus square JupiterIndulgence. Overspending, overeating and overpromising.

Born on August 22, 1971?

The Sun and Venus sat 1 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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