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Where Were the Planets on August 17, 2024?

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On August 17, 2024, the Sun was in Leo (25°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (93% 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 17, 2024. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°10' Capricorn at midnight UTC to 1°20' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 17, 2024
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun25°04'19" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon24°12'47" CapricornDirect into Aquarius
Mercury27°56'53" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus15°13'20" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars18°31'41" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter17°06'22" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn17°37'12" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Uranus27°09'36" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune29°24'06" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto0°17'41" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node8°43'32" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on August 17, 2024

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
The Moon enters AquariusLeaves Capricorn

Born on August 17, 2024?

Mars and Jupiter sat 1 degrees 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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