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Where Were the Planets on August 27, 2021?

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On August 27, 2021, the Sun was in Virgo (4°26' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (76% 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 27, 2021. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 27°44' Aries at midnight UTC to 9°50' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 27, 2021
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun4°26'10" VirgoDirect into Libra
Moon3°49'23" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Mercury26°02'42" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus13°18'47" LibraDirect into Scorpio
Mars18°07'01" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter26°15'07" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Saturn8°24'25" AquariusRetrograde into Pisces
Uranus14°46'16" TaurusRetrograde into Gemini
Neptune22°16'23" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto24°40'48" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node6°14'00" GeminiDirect into Taurus

Sky Events on August 27, 2021

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 76% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters TaurusLeaves Aries

Born on August 27, 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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