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Where Were the Planets on August 12, 1991?

Quick Answer

On August 12, 1991, the Sun was in Leo (19°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Virgo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (8% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 12, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 14°46' Virgo at midnight UTC to 28°54' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 12, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°17'33" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1991	Aug 23, 1991 into Virgo
Moon	21°53'54" Virgo	Direct	Aug 10, 1991	Aug 13, 1991 into Libra
Mercury	5°00'13" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 26, 1991	Aug 19, 1991 into Leo
Venus	4°56'43" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 11, 1991	Aug 21, 1991 into Leo
Mars	17°24'29" Virgo	Direct	Jul 15, 1991	Sep 1, 1991 into Libra
Jupiter	23°19'27" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	2°18'34" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	10°24'08" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°29'38" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°37'26" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	17°17'42" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 12, 1991

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 8% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 12, 20:19 UTC	Mars sextile Pluto	Exact sextile

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