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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1993?

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On August 16, 1993, the Sun was in Leo (23°37' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% illuminated). 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, 1993. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°22' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°52' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1993
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun23°37'39" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon5°34'39" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury10°39'36" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus16°51'06" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars2°48'32" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter12°16'53" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Saturn27°13'00" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Uranus18°54'53" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Neptune18°52'55" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto22°46'27" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
North Node8°22'26" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 16, 1993

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LeoLeaves Cancer

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Uranus and Neptune sat less than a degree apart in Capricorn, 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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