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Where Were the Planets on August 14, 2023?

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On August 14, 2023, the Sun was in Leo (21°27' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Cancer into Leo, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (3% 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 14, 2023. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°43' Cancer at midnight UTC to 6°38' Leo at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 14, 2023
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun21°27'37" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon0°41'40" LeoDirect into Virgo
Mercury18°15'47" VirgoDirect into Libra
Venus19°49'43" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Mars21°41'44" VirgoDirect into Libra
Jupiter14°51'23" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Saturn4°47'36" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Uranus22°59'12" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune27°11'18" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto28°35'19" CapricornRetrograde into Aquarius
North Node28°15'56" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on August 14, 2023

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 3% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters LeoLeaves Cancer

Born on August 14, 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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