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Where Were the Planets on August 30, 1996?

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On August 30, 1996, the Sun was in Virgo (7°22' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (96% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

The Sun trined Jupiter. A generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 30, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°21' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°51' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 30, 1996
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun7°22'59" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon1°39'54" AriesDirect into Taurus
Mercury2°27'04" LibraDirect into Virgo
Venus21°56'09" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars23°27'31" CancerDirect into Leo
Jupiter7°50'49" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Saturn5°57'26" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Uranus1°16'54" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Neptune25°20'13" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Pluto0°26'45" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
North Node9°35'43" LibraDirect into Virgo

Sky Events on August 30, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 96% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AriesLeaves Pisces
The Sun trine JupiterA generous, lucky-feeling stretch. Ask, offer and say yes more often.

Born on August 30, 1996?

Venus and Mars sat 2 degrees apart in Cancer, 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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