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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1993?

Quick Answer

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.

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
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°37'39" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1993	Aug 23, 1993 into Virgo
Moon	5°34'39" Leo	Direct	Aug 16, 1993	Aug 18, 1993 into Virgo
Mercury	10°39'36" Leo	Direct	Aug 10, 1993	Aug 26, 1993 into Virgo
Venus	16°51'06" Cancer	Direct	Aug 1, 1993	Aug 27, 1993 into Leo
Mars	2°48'32" Libra	Direct	Aug 12, 1993	Sep 27, 1993 into Scorpio
Jupiter	12°16'53" Libra	Direct	Oct 10, 1992	Nov 10, 1993 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°13'00" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jun 30, 1993	Jan 28, 1994 into Pisces
Uranus	18°54'53" Capricorn	Retrograde	Dec 2, 1988	Apr 1, 1995 into Aquarius
Neptune	18°52'55" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	22°46'27" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 28, 1984	Jan 17, 1995 into Sagittarius
North Node	8°22'26" Sagittarius	Direct	Jul 4, 1992	Jan 21, 1994 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 16, 1993

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 02:43 UTC	The Moon enters Leo	Leaves Cancer

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