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Where Were the Planets on August 1, 1996?

Quick Answer

On August 1, 1996, the Sun was in Leo (9°30' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Pluto. Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling. Mercury moved from Leo into Virgo.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 1, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°14' Pisces at midnight UTC to 16°05' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 1, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	9°30'09" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 1996	Aug 22, 1996 into Virgo
Moon	8°43'24" Pisces	Direct	Jul 31, 1996	Aug 2, 1996 into Aries
Mercury	29°42'44" Leo	Direct	Jul 16, 1996	Aug 1, 1996 into Virgo
Venus	25°21'38" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 1996	Aug 7, 1996 into Cancer
Mars	4°30'48" Cancer	Direct	Jul 25, 1996	Sep 9, 1996 into Leo
Jupiter	9°28'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	7°14'38" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	2°18'59" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°59'56" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	0°21'25" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	11°07'51" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 1, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 1, 16:16 UTC	Mercury enters Virgo	Leaves Leo
Aug 1, 21:34 UTC	Mercury square Pluto	Pressured conversations, obsessive thinking and hard selling.

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