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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 2024?

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On August 16, 2024, the Sun was in Leo (24°06' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Capricorn all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (86% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mars squared Saturn. Stop-and-go energy. Blocked plans, frustration, and accidents from haste.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 2024. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 3°26' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 17°10' Capricorn at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 2024
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun24°06'39" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon10°15'20" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury28°47'37" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus13°59'44" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars17°52'55" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter16°57'25" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn17°41'13" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Uranus27°08'49" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune29°25'23" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto0°18'57" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node8°46'42" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on August 16, 2024

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 86% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mars square SaturnStop-and-go energy. Blocked plans, frustration, and accidents from haste.

Born on August 16, 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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