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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 2012?

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On August 16, 2012, the Sun was in Leo (24°01' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Leo all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (2% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus squared Uranus. Restless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°11' Leo at midnight UTC to 16°16' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 2012
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun24°01'06" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon9°41'41" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury5°21'12" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus8°18'23" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars25°29'02" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter12°41'34" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn24°54'14" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus8°05'27" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune1°58'04" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto7°12'52" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node0°52'29" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 16, 2012

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 2% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus square UranusRestless hearts. The need for space runs into the need for closeness.

Born on August 16, 2012?

Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree 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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