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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 2025?

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On August 16, 2025, the Sun was in Leo (23°52' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Saturn, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 2025. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 20°31' Taurus at midnight UTC to 4°42' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 2025
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	23°52'50" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2025	Aug 22, 2025 into Virgo
Moon	27°37'49" Taurus	Direct	Aug 14, 2025	Aug 16, 2025 into Gemini
Mercury	5°49'58" Leo	Direct	Jun 26, 2025	Sep 2, 2025 into Virgo
Venus	19°05'39" Cancer	Direct	Jul 31, 2025	Aug 25, 2025 into Leo
Mars	5°58'35" Libra	Direct	Aug 6, 2025	Sep 22, 2025 into Scorpio
Jupiter	14°55'28" Cancer	Direct	Jun 9, 2025	Jun 30, 2026 into Leo
Saturn	0°58'45" Aries	Retrograde	May 25, 2025	Sep 1, 2025 into Pisces
Uranus	1°16'58" Gemini	Direct	Jul 7, 2025	Nov 8, 2025 into Taurus
Neptune	1°43'09" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 30, 2025	Oct 22, 2025 into Pisces
Pluto	2°04'52" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 19, 2024	Mar 9, 2043 into Pisces
North Node	19°27'01" Pisces	Direct	Jan 29, 2025	Aug 18, 2026 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 16, 2025

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 47% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 05:12 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	23°36' Taurus
Aug 16, 16:00 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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