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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1991?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 1991, the Sun was in Leo (27°56' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 21, 1991. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°03' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 20°51' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1991
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°56'42" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1991	Aug 23, 1991 into Virgo
Moon	14°57'14" Capricorn	Direct	Aug 20, 1991	Aug 22, 1991 into Aquarius
Mercury	28°36'38" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 19, 1991	Sep 10, 1991 into Virgo
Venus	0°04'41" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 11, 1991	Aug 21, 1991 into Leo
Mars	23°06'32" Virgo	Direct	Jul 15, 1991	Sep 1, 1991 into Libra
Jupiter	25°17'37" Leo	Direct	Aug 18, 1990	Sep 12, 1991 into Virgo
Saturn	1°42'52" Aquarius	Retrograde	Feb 6, 1991	May 21, 1993 into Pisces
Uranus	10°10'21" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	14°19'11" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	17°43'16" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	16°49'06" Capricorn	Direct	Dec 15, 1990	Jul 4, 1992 into Sagittarius

Sky Events on August 21, 1991

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 15:01 UTC	Venus re-enters Leo (retrograde)	Leaves Virgo
Aug 21, 20:43 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

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