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Where Were the Planets on August 21, 1999?

Quick Answer

On August 21, 1999, the Sun was in Leo (27°59' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (72% illuminated). Venus, 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 21, 1999. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°33' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 0°29' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 21, 1999
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	27°59'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 1999	Aug 23, 1999 into Virgo
Moon	24°30'58" Sagittarius	Direct	Aug 19, 1999	Aug 21, 1999 into Capricorn
Mercury	11°27'00" Leo	Direct	Aug 11, 1999	Aug 31, 1999 into Virgo
Venus	26°24'39" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 15, 1999	Oct 7, 1999 into Virgo
Mars	22°32'34" Scorpio	Direct	Jul 5, 1999	Sep 2, 1999 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	4°57'59" Taurus	Direct	Jun 28, 1999	Oct 23, 1999 into Aries
Saturn	17°06'58" Taurus	Direct	Mar 1, 1999	Aug 10, 2000 into Gemini
Uranus	14°16'19" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	2°17'59" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	7°44'22" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	12°05'14" Leo	Direct	Sep 17, 1998	Apr 5, 2000 into Cancer

Sky Events on August 21, 1999

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 72% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 21, 22:59 UTC	The Moon enters Capricorn	Leaves Sagittarius

Born on August 21, 1999?

The Sun, Mercury and Venus were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over. The Sun and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Leo, 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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