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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 2000?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 2000, the Sun was in Leo (23°54' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (98% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury opposed Uranus. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast. Mars trined Pluto.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 2000. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 2°11' Pisces at midnight UTC to 14°29' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 2000
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°54'47" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2000	Aug 22, 2000 into Virgo
Moon	8°19'17" Pisces	Direct	Aug 15, 2000	Aug 18, 2000 into Aries
Mercury	18°03'23" Leo	Direct	Aug 7, 2000	Aug 22, 2000 into Virgo
Venus	12°00'30" Virgo	Direct	Aug 6, 2000	Aug 31, 2000 into Libra
Mars	9°57'13" Leo	Direct	Aug 1, 2000	Sep 17, 2000 into Virgo
Jupiter	8°12'41" Gemini	Direct	Jun 30, 2000	Jul 13, 2001 into Cancer
Saturn	0°20'07" Gemini	Direct	Aug 10, 2000	Oct 16, 2000 into Taurus
Uranus	18°37'59" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	4°39'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	10°09'27" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	22°58'16" Cancer	Direct	Apr 5, 2000	Oct 24, 2001 into Gemini

Sky Events on August 16, 2000

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 18:40 UTC	Mercury opposite Uranus	Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.
Aug 16, 19:36 UTC	Mars trine Pluto	Stamina and willpower. Good for difficult jobs and real change.

Born on August 16, 2000?

The Sun, Mercury and Mars were all in Leo, so everyone born that day is a Leo several times over.

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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