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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 2016?

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On August 31, 2016, the Sun was in Virgo (8°30' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Leo into Virgo, and the Moon phase was New Moon (1% illuminated). Mercury, 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 31, 2016. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 21°46' Leo at midnight UTC to 4°34' Virgo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 2016
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun8°30'13" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon28°12'17" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury29°02'00" VirgoStationing direct into Libra
Venus1°43'50" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars13°39'42" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Jupiter28°06'21" VirgoDirect into Libra
Saturn10°02'34" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Uranus24°05'25" AriesRetrograde into Taurus
Neptune10°41'32" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto15°05'30" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node12°42'54" VirgoDirect into Leo

Sky Events on August 31, 2016

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters VirgoLeaves Leo

Born on August 31, 2016?

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