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Where Were the Planets on August 13, 2012?

Quick Answer

On August 13, 2012, the Sun was in Leo (21°08' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (18% 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 13, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°43' Gemini at midnight UTC to 7°55' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 13, 2012
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun21°08'06" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon1°47'52" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury3°00'52" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus5°26'35" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars23°36'54" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter12°15'41" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn24°40'32" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus8°09'50" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune2°02'54" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto7°15'43" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node1°02'01" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 13, 2012

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 18% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on August 13, 2012?

Mars and Saturn sat 1 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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