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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 2044?

Quick Answer

On August 16, 2044, the Sun is in Leo (24°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moves from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase is Last Quarter (49% illuminated). Mercury, Jupiter and Pluto are retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 2044. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 18°23' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°18' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 2044
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°16'05" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2044	Aug 22, 2044 into Virgo
Moon	25°19'13" Taurus	Direct	Aug 14, 2044	Aug 16, 2044 into Gemini
Mercury	20°18'10" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 30, 2044	Sep 7, 2044 into Virgo
Venus	8°55'01" Cancer	Direct	Aug 7, 2044	Sep 5, 2044 into Leo
Mars	29°12'11" Libra	Direct	Jun 25, 2044	Aug 17, 2044 into Scorpio
Jupiter	29°13'07" Capricorn	Retrograde	Aug 9, 2044	Nov 4, 2044 into Aquarius
Saturn	23°54'14" Scorpio	Direct	Mar 25, 2044	Oct 31, 2044 into Sagittarius
Uranus	22°36'52" Leo	Direct	May 15, 2040	Oct 6, 2045 into Virgo
Neptune	14°51'45" Taurus	Stationing retrograde	Mar 23, 2039	Jul 16, 2051 into Gemini
Pluto	1°43'55" Pisces	Retrograde	Jan 19, 2044	Jun 18, 2066 into Aries
North Node	11°57'05" Pisces	Direct	Sep 10, 2043	Mar 30, 2045 into Aquarius

Sky Events on August 16, 2044

The Moon phase is Last Quarter, 49% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 02:35 UTC	The Sun square Saturn	Exact square
Aug 16, 10:03 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	24°11' Taurus
Aug 16, 12:30 UTC	Mars square Jupiter	Exact square
Aug 16, 20:02 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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