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Where Were the Planets on August 8, 2018?

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On August 8, 2018, the Sun was in Leo (15°53' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Venus trined Mars while Mars was retrograde. Chemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 8, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°33' Gemini at midnight UTC to 12°17' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 8, 2018
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun15°53'54" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon4°53'32" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury16°55'21" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus1°32'57" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars0°57'16" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Jupiter14°33'44" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn3°11'53" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus2°33'41" TaurusStationing direct into Aries
Neptune15°52'06" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto19°23'20" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node5°16'36" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 8, 2018

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 12% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Venus trine MarsChemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things.
The Moon enters CancerLeaves Gemini

Born on August 8, 2018?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 degrees apart in Leo, 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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