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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 2012?

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On August 18, 2012, the Sun was in Leo (25°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury trined Uranus. Original ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 18, 2012. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°41' Leo at midnight UTC to 13°20' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 2012
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°56'33" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon6°29'34" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mercury7°27'43" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus10°15'04" CancerDirect into Leo
Mars26°44'21" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Jupiter12°58'10" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn25°03'43" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Uranus8°02'20" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune1°54'48" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto7°11'05" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node0°46'08" SagittariusDirect into Scorpio

Sky Events on August 18, 2012

The Moon phase is New Moon, 1% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo
Mercury trine UranusOriginal ideas and quick breakthroughs on stuck problems.

Born on August 18, 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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