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The changing sky

The sky on 2 August 1916

Planetary positions in the tropical zodiac. These are shared sky conditions; a personal transit also depends on your birth chart.

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Positions at · Daily reference at noon UTC

Sun

Leo

9°49′

The Sun placement provides the seasonal zodiac reference.

Moon

Virgo

17°37′

The Moon placement changes through the day. The time shown belongs to this snapshot.

The full snapshot

Where the planets are

Calculation methods ↗
Tropical planetary positions at 1916-08-02T12:00:00.000Z
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunLeo9°49′Direct
MoonVirgo17°37′Direct
MercuryLeo15°22′Direct
VenusCancer4°23′Direct
MarsLibra6°12′Direct
JupiterTaurus4°33′Direct
SaturnCancer22°46′Direct
UranusAquarius18°03′Retrograde
NeptuneLeo2°40′Direct
PlutoCancer3°42′Direct

See Moon phases and the lunar calendar

What retrograde describes

A retrograde label means the planet's zodiac longitude is decreasing from Earth's viewpoint. It describes apparent motion, not a prediction about your day.

Explore retrograde planets, stations and shadows

Make the comparison personal

Your birth chart provides the natal placements used for a personal transit comparison. A sky snapshot alone cannot establish which contacts apply to you.

Compare with a birth chart

Calculation details

apparent geocentric ecliptic of date · tropical zodiac

Ephemeris: astronomy-engine 2.1.19. Computed 2026-11-03T21:08:23.980Z.

Positions use UTC. Your local calendar date can differ near midnight. An archived page uses noon UTC as a shared reference.