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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 2021?

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On August 18, 2021, the Sun was in Leo (25°45' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (81% 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 18, 2021. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 26°28' Sagittarius at midnight UTC to 10°39' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 2021
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°45'58" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon3°34'18" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury11°42'45" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus2°44'05" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars12°23'35" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter27°25'33" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Saturn9°00'12" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Uranus14°47'35" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune22°29'51" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto24°50'47" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node6°42'35" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on August 18, 2021

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters CapricornLeaves Sagittarius

Born on August 18, 2021?

Mercury and Mars 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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