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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 2021?

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On August 17, 2021, the Sun was in Leo (24°48' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Sagittarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (71% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn, 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 17, 2021. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 12°16' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 26°27' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 2021
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun24°48'16" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon19°22'14" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury10°00'08" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus1°33'15" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars11°45'33" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter27°33'25" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Saturn9°04'23" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Uranus14°47'29" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune22°31'16" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto24°51'59" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node6°45'46" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on August 17, 2021

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated at noon UTC.

No sign changes, stations, lunations or exact planetary aspects happen on this day (UTC).

Born on August 17, 2021?

Mercury 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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