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Where Were the Planets on August 16, 1903?

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On August 16, 1903, the Sun was in Leo (22°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini, and the Moon phase was Last Quarter (47% illuminated). Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 16, 1903. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°09' Taurus at midnight UTC to 2°42' Gemini at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 16, 1903
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	22°25'40" Leo	Direct	Jul 24, 1903	Aug 24, 1903 into Virgo
Moon	25°53'20" Taurus	Direct	Aug 14, 1903	Aug 16, 1903 into Gemini
Mercury	11°27'53" Virgo	Direct	Aug 9, 1903	Aug 29, 1903 into Libra
Venus	29°29'31" Virgo	Direct	Jul 7, 1903	Aug 17, 1903 into Libra
Mars	5°51'13" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1903	Sep 22, 1903 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	21°33'45" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 20, 1903	Mar 1, 1904 into Aries
Saturn	4°44'56" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 19, 1903	Apr 13, 1905 into Pisces
Uranus	21°43'57" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Sep 11, 1898	Dec 20, 1904 into Capricorn
Neptune	5°09'27" Cancer	Direct	May 21, 1902	Sep 23, 1914 into Leo
Pluto	20°28'28" Gemini	Direct	Apr 19, 1884	Sep 10, 1912 into Cancer
North Node	9°07'30" Libra	Direct	Jul 18, 1902	Feb 4, 1904 into Virgo

Sky Events on August 16, 1903

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

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 16, 05:23 UTC	Last Quarter Moon in Taurus	22°10' Taurus
Aug 16, 19:14 UTC	The Moon enters Gemini	Leaves Taurus

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