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Where Were the Planets on August 19, 2011?

Quick Answer

On August 19, 2011, the Sun was in Leo (26°10' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (72% 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 19, 2011. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 23°47' Aries at midnight UTC to 5°36' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 19, 2011
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	26°10'29" Leo	Direct	Jul 23, 2011	Aug 23, 2011 into Virgo
Moon	29°42'07" Aries	Direct	Aug 17, 2011	Aug 19, 2011 into Taurus
Mercury	21°50'42" Leo	Retrograde	Aug 8, 2011	Sep 9, 2011 into Virgo
Venus	27°00'01" Leo	Direct	Jul 28, 2011	Aug 21, 2011 into Virgo
Mars	10°38'57" Cancer	Direct	Aug 3, 2011	Sep 19, 2011 into Leo
Jupiter	10°09'31" Taurus	Direct	Jun 4, 2011	Jun 11, 2012 into Gemini
Saturn	13°55'30" Libra	Direct	Jul 21, 2010	Oct 5, 2012 into Scorpio
Uranus	3°56'33" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	29°37'17" Aquarius	Retrograde	Aug 5, 2011	Feb 3, 2012 into Pisces
Pluto	5°05'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	20°05'49" Sagittarius	Direct	Feb 13, 2011	Sep 2, 2012 into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 19, 2011

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 19, 12:36 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

Born on August 19, 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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