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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 1991?

Quick Answer

On August 20, 1991, the Sun was in Leo (26°58' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (80% 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 20, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°15' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 9°02' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°58'56" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1991	Aug 23, 1991 into Virgo
Moon	3°09'33" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 20, 1991	Aug 22, 1991 into Aquarius
Mercury	29°29'00" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 19, 1991	Sep 10, 1991 into Virgo
Venus	0°41'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 11, 1991	Aug 21, 1991 into Leo
Mars	22°28'23" Virgo	Direct	Jul 15, 1991	Sep 1, 1991 into Libra
Jupiter	25°04'30" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	1°46'38" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	10°11'43" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°20'15" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°42'29" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°52'16" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 20, 1991

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 80% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 20, 05:34 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on August 20, 1991?

The Sun, Mercury and Jupiter were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. Mercury 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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