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Where Were the Planets on August 18, 2024?

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On August 18, 2024, the Sun was in Leo (26°02' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Aquarius all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waxing Gibbous (98% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Mercury squared Uranus while Mercury was retrograde. Nervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 18, 2024. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 1°21' Aquarius at midnight UTC to 15°53' Aquarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 18, 2024
BodyPositionMotionIn Sign SinceNext Sign Change
Sun26°02'00" LeoDirect into Virgo
Moon8°34'54" AquariusDirect into Pisces
Mercury27°05'25" LeoRetrograde into Virgo
Venus16°26'56" VirgoDirect into Libra
Mars19°10'21" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Jupiter17°15'12" GeminiDirect into Cancer
Saturn17°33'08" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Uranus27°10'20" TaurusDirect into Gemini
Neptune29°22'48" PiscesRetrograde into Aries
Pluto0°16'26" AquariusRetrograde into Capricorn
North Node8°40'21" AriesDirect into Pisces

Sky Events on August 18, 2024

The Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, 98% illuminated at noon UTC.

DateEventDetail
Mercury square UranusNervy and abrupt. Tech glitches and things said too fast.

Born on August 18, 2024?

The Sun and Mercury sat 1 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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