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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 2016?

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On August 27, 2016, the Sun was in Virgo (4°38' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus met Jupiter in Virgo. One of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 27, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 28°12' Gemini at midnight UTC to 11°55' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun4°38'11" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon5°06'05" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury28°38'48" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus26°49'38" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars11°28'36" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter27°16'25" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn9°56'22" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus24°11'01" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune10°48'06" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto15°08'38" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node12°55'37" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on August 27, 2016

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini
Venus conjunct JupiterOne of the sweetest contacts of the year: generosity, pleasure and goodwill.

Born on August 27, 2016?

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. Venus 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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