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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 2011?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 2011, the Sun was in Leo (23°17' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Pisces all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (93% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Venus in Leo. Affection and self-regard meet. Pleasure, beauty and making peace come easier than usual. Mercury met Venus in Leo while Mercury was retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°55' Pisces at midnight UTC to 29°58' Pisces at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°17'28" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2011	Aug 23, 2011 into Virgo
Moon	23°58'31" Pisces	Direct	Aug 14, 2011	Aug 17, 2011 into Aries
Mercury	24°16'18" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 8, 2011	Sep 9, 2011 into Virgo
Venus	23°17'24" Leo	Direct	Jul 28, 2011	Aug 21, 2011 into Virgo
Mars	8°41'18" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 2011	Sep 19, 2011 into Leo
Jupiter	10°02'11" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	13°38'41" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	4°01'37" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	29°42'11" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	5°07'41" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	20°15'21" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 16, 2011

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 12:06 UTC	The Sun conjunct Venus	Affection and self-regard meet. Pleasure, beauty and making peace come easier than usual.
Aug 16, 23:20 UTC	Mercury conjunct Venus	Words turn kind. A good window for apologies, love letters and talks about money.

Born on August 16, 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 less than a degree 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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