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Where Were the Planets on August 12, 2011?

Quick Answer

On August 12, 2011, the Sun was in Leo (19°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto 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 12, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°58' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 10°43' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 12, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	19°27'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2011	Aug 23, 2011 into Virgo
Moon	4°22'40" Aquarius	Direct	Aug 12, 2011	Aug 14, 2011 into Pisces
Mercury	27°30'38" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 8, 2011	Sep 9, 2011 into Virgo
Venus	18°20'49" Leo	Direct	Jul 28, 2011	Aug 21, 2011 into Virgo
Mars	6°03'29" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 2011	Sep 19, 2011 into Leo
Jupiter	9°49'45" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	13°17'07" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	4°07'53" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	29°48'40" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	5°11'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	20°28'03" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 12, 2011

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 12, 03:47 UTC	The Moon enters Aquarius	Leaves Capricorn

Born on August 12, 2011?

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 1 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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