The Sky on a Date

Where Were the Planets on August 17, 2011?

Quick Answer

On August 17, 2011, the Sun was in Leo (24°15' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (87% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 17, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°59' Pisces at midnight UTC to 11°54' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°15'07" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2011	Aug 23, 2011 into Virgo
Moon	5°58'09" Aries	Direct	Aug 17, 2011	Aug 19, 2011 into Taurus
Mercury	23°26'09" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 8, 2011	Sep 9, 2011 into Virgo
Venus	24°31'35" Leo	Direct	Jul 28, 2011	Aug 21, 2011 into Virgo
Mars	9°20'35" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 2011	Sep 19, 2011 into Leo
Jupiter	10°04'49" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	13°44'14" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	3°59'58" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	29°40'34" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	5°06'48" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	20°12'10" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 17, 2011

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 87% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 17, 00:01 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces
Aug 17, 01:04 UTC	The Sun conjunct Mercury	Exact conjunction

Born on August 17, 2011?

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.

Create Your Birth Chart

Look Up Another Date

Data for this page: JSON. Free to cite with a link to this page.