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Where Were the Planets on August 13, 2024?

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On August 13, 2024, the Sun was in Leo (21°13' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was First Quarter (59% illuminated). Mercury, 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 13, 2024. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 24°50' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 7°18' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 13, 2024
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun21°13'45" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon1°02'00" SagittariusDirect into Capricorn
Mercury1°06'42" VirgoRetrograde into Leo
Venus10°18'53" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars15°55'52" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter16°29'49" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn17°52'56" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Uranus27°06'10" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune29°29'06" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto0°22'48" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node8°56'14" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on August 13, 2024

The Moon phase is First Quarter, 59% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters SagittariusLeaves Scorpio

Born on August 13, 2024?

Mars and Jupiter sat less than a degree apart in Gemini, 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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