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Where Were the Planets on August 12, 2012?

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On August 12, 2012, the Sun was in Leo (20°10' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Gemini all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). 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, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 13°44' Gemini at midnight UTC to 25°43' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 12, 2012
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun20°10'29" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon19°42'32" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Mercury2°27'51" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus4°30'14" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars22°59'45" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter12°06'49" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn24°36'07" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus8°11'13" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune2°04'30" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto7°16'43" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node1°05'12" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 12, 2012

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on August 12, 2012?

Mars and Saturn sat 2 degrees apart in Libra, 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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