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Where Were the Planets on August 9, 2018?

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On August 9, 2018, the Sun was in Leo (16°51' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (6% illuminated). Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

The Sun met Mercury in Leo while Mercury was retrograde. Mind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 9, 2018. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°18' Cancer at midnight UTC to 27°17' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 9, 2018
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun16°51'26" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon19°46'43" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury16°08'09" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus2°33'38" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars0°43'48" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
Jupiter14°38'45" ScorpioDirect into Sagittarius
Saturn3°09'18" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus2°33'37" TaurusRetrograde into Aries
Neptune15°50'43" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto19°22'04" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node5°13'25" LeoDirect into Cancer

Sky Events on August 9, 2018

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 6% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Sun conjunct MercuryMind and purpose line up. A good day to notice what you actually think and say it plainly.

Born on August 9, 2018?

The Sun and Mercury sat less than a degree 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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