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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 2019?

Quick Answer

On August 27, 2019, the Sun was in Virgo (3°56' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (12% illuminated). Saturn, 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 27, 2019. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 15°38' Cancer at midnight UTC to 0°03' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 2019
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun3°56'14" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon22°47'54" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury26°22'55" LeoDirect into Virgo
Venus7°34'48" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars5°53'58" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter14°53'41" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Saturn14°17'27" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
Uranus6°31'10" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune17°41'26" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto20°56'50" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node14°56'33" CancerDirect into Gemini

Sky Events on August 27, 2019

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

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LeoLeaves Cancer

Born on August 27, 2019?

The Sun, Venus and Mars were all in Virgo, so everyone born that day is a Virgo several times over. Venus and Mars sat 2 degrees 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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