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Where Were the Planets on August 12, 2023?

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On August 12, 2023, the Sun was in Leo (19°32' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (14% illuminated). Venus, 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 12, 2023. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 0°34' Cancer at midnight UTC to 12°41' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 12, 2023
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun19°32'23" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon6°39'31" CancerDirect into Leo
Mercury16°43'18" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus21°04'13" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Mars20°26'03" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter14°42'55" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Saturn4°56'15" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Uranus22°57'39" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune27°13'47" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto28°37'55" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node28°22'17" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on August 12, 2023

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 14% illuminated at noon UTC.

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

Born on August 12, 2023?

The Sun and Venus sat 2 degrees apart in Leo, 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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