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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1971?

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On August 30, 1971, the Sun was in Virgo (6°27' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (64% illuminated). Mercury and Mars were retrograde.

The Sun squared Saturn. Limits push back: fatigue, delays, or someone in authority saying no.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1971. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°07' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 28°57' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1971
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun6°27'57" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon22°29'49" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury29°32'12" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus7°12'29" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars12°33'20" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Jupiter28°34'08" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn6°10'56" GeminiDirect into Taurus
Uranus11°38'41" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Neptune0°23'10" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Pluto28°40'26" VirgoDirect into Libra
North Node13°10'09" AquariusDirect into Capricorn

Sky Events on August 30, 1971

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun square SaturnLimits push back: fatigue, delays, or someone in authority saying no.

Born on August 30, 1971?

The Sun, Venus and Pluto were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. The Sun and Venus sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, 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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