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Where Were the Planets on August 20, 2016?

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On August 20, 2016, the Sun was in Leo (27°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (94% 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 20, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°29' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°47' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 20, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun27°53'16" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon25°38'10" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury24°53'23" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus18°14'31" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars7°51'02" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter25°50'33" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn9°49'13" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus24°19'14" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune10°59'26" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto15°15'03" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node13°17'51" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on August 20, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 94% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AriesLeaves Pisces

Born on August 20, 2016?

Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day carries a strong Virgo streak alongside their Leo Sun. Mercury and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Virgo, 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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