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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1991?

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On August 16, 1991, the Sun was in Leo (23°08' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Scorpio all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was First Quarter (43% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

A quiet day in the sky: no planet changed sign or direction, and no exact planetary aspects formed.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 8°45' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 21°14' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1991
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°08'06" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon15°02'50" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Mercury2°43'54" VirgoRetrograde into Leo
Venus3°00'34" VirgoRetrograde into Leo
Mars19°56'08" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter24°11'58" LeoDirect into Virgo
Saturn2°02'14" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Uranus10°17'37" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Neptune14°24'46" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto17°39'41" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node17°04'59" CapricornDirect into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 16, 1991

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 43% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on August 16, 1991?

Mercury, Venus and Mars were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Virgo streak alongside their Leo Sun. Mercury 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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