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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 2016?

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On August 24, 2016, the Sun was in Virgo (1°44' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (58% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars met Saturn in Sagittarius. Effort meets resistance. Slow, hard work, and frustration for anyone who rushes.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 24, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°57' Taurus at midnight UTC to 0°11' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun1°44'28" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon23°05'41" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury27°27'24" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus23°08'54" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars9°53'27" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter26°39'22" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn9°52'43" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus24°14'48" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune10°52'59" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto15°11'15" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node13°05'08" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on August 24, 2016

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 58% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars conjunct SaturnEffort meets resistance. Slow, hard work, and frustration for anyone who rushes.
The Moon enters GeminiLeaves Taurus

Born on August 24, 2016?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. Mars and Saturn sat less than a degree apart in Sagittarius, 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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