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Where Were the Planets on August 24, 2021?

Quick Answer

On August 24, 2021, the Sun was in Virgo (1°32' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Jupiter, 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 24, 2021. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°42' Pisces at midnight UTC to 2°42' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 24, 2021
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun1°32'33" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon26°15'04" PiscesDirect into Aries
Mercury21°28'36" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus9°47'48" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars16°12'20" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter26°38'25" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Saturn8°35'56" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Uranus14°47'09" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune22°21'00" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto24°43'58" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node6°23'32" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on August 24, 2021

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AriesLeaves Pisces

Born on August 24, 2021?

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

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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